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Political instability within the Samanid, Karakhanid and Khwarezm states, and perpetual military conflicts and internecine skirmishes between generals, tribal chiefs and rebellious members of the royal families, significantly weakened all major players in the region. These developments provided opportunities for many ambitious tribal chiefs to wrest power from other traditional players. Several groups attempted to make use of such moments, but the most successful among them were the Seljuks.
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© 2008 Rafis Abazov
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Abazov, R. (2008). The Seljuks (ca. 1038–1194). In: The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230610903_19
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