Basmyls
Religion
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There is controversy regarding the spread and decline of [[Nestorian Church|Nestorian Christianity]] in Central Asia. Bishops were reported in [[Merv]] and [[Herat]] from the 5th century onwards.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} Muslim and Jewish merchants were active in trade at the time between China and [[Provence]]. While the ideological and political doctrines of the Turkic Kaganate did not tolerate foreign religions and the spread of Christianity in the Kaganate was limited, some Dzungaria Türks, closely connected with caravan roads and trading cities, absorbed these ideas. |
There is controversy regarding the spread and decline of [[Nestorian Church|Nestorian Christianity]] in Central Asia. Bishops were reported in [[Merv]] and [[Herat]] from the 5th century onwards.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}} Muslim and Jewish merchants were active in trade at the time between China and [[Provence]]. While the ideological and political doctrines of the Turkic Kaganate did not tolerate foreign religions and the spread of Christianity in the Kaganate was limited, some Dzungaria Türks, closely connected with caravan roads and trading cities, absorbed these ideas. |
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The fall of the Khaganate stimulated successes for Christian proselytizing. The Basmals reportedly adopted Christianity after absorbing the fragments of the Khaganate. Some Karluks and Uyghurs apparently also adopted Christianity. |
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When a new war between the Uyghurs and Türgeshes flared up in 752, the anti-Uyghur coalition united Basmyls, Türgeshes, and defenders of the "[[trinity]]".[http://gumilevica.kulichki.net/OT/ot27 Gumilev L.N., ''"Ancient Türks"'', Ch. 27 (In Russian)] |
When a new war between the Uyghurs and Türgeshes flared up in 752, the anti-Uyghur coalition united Basmyls, Türgeshes, and defenders of the "[[trinity]]".[http://gumilevica.kulichki.net/OT/ot27 Gumilev L.N., ''"Ancient Türks"'', Ch. 27 (In Russian)] |
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