The Ghaznavids from slaves to the rulers of Central Asia.

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Ghaznavids were elite slave soldiers only to become the rulers of the region.

Their empire spanned from Central Asia to India.
 

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So did they lose their Turkic culture for the Persian culture?

Elites became persianised in a way but no they did not lose their Turkic culture they held onto it.

Elites were more into persian culture while the average Turk continued his life as a soldier in the Ghazmavid military most soldiers spoke Turkic while the rulers spoke Persian. Then again the Ghaznavid army was multi ethnic so I wonder how they communicated their multi ethnic army.
 

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Elites became persianised in a way but no they did not lose their Turkic culture they held onto it.

Elites were more into persian culture while the average Turk continued his life as a soldier in the Ghazmavid military most soldiers spoke Turkic while the rulers spoke Persian. Then again the Ghaznavid army was multi ethnic so I wonder how they communicated their multi ethnic army.
Iranians punch the air when you mention that Turks ruled them.😂😂
 

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And flatout start fuming when you point out that the Safavids were a Turkic empire and dynasty.

Nader Shah too he was a Afshar which is a Oghuz Turkic clan.

Isnt it ironic that the Ottomans worst defeats actually came from their own Turkic cousins like Timur and Nader Shah.
 

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