The Ghaznavids from slaves to the rulers of Central Asia.

[Ryder]

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

Their empire spanned from Central Asia to India.

 

[Philip the Arab]

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

 

[Ryder]

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.

 

[Philip the Arab]

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.

 

[Ryder]

Iranians punch the air when you mention that Turks ruled them.

They get triggered even more when you mention the Arab conquests

 

[BordoEnes]

They get triggered even more when you mention the Arab conquests

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

 

[Ryder]

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.