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