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| c. 700 |
| | The earliest two Turkish states are the confederation of Gök Türk and the empire of the Khazars | |
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| c. 850 |
| | The caliphs in Baghdad begin to employ Turkish slaves, or Mamelukes, in their armies | |
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| c. 1000 |
| | Turks from Ghazni, raiding into northwest India, renew the pressure of Islam on the subcontinent | |
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| 1040 |
| | The Seljuk Turks win a victory at Dandanqan, which gives them a base in the north of Iran and Afghanistan | |
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| c. 1071 |
| | The campaigns of Alp Arslan, culminating in 1071, give the Seljuk Turks a lasting presence in Anatolia | |
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