Sentence examples for from turkistan from inspiring English sources

In the east the Iranian tribes, led by the Medes, were pouring into Iran from Turkistan.

The Bactrian camel occurs throughout the highlands of Central Asia from Turkistan to Mongolia and is an important beast of burden throughout that region.

(In the 1st century bc they created the Kushān dynasty, whose rule extended from Afghanistan to the Ganges River and from Russian Turkistan to the estuary of the Indus).

His widespread worship in Central Asia is attested to by his frequent appearances on temple banners from Chinese Turkistan.

The script occurs in many inscriptions and a few manuscript fragments from eastern Turkistan, northwestern Mongolia, and south-central Siberia.

The territories of the Khwārezm-Shah dynasty extended from Chinese Turkistan in the east to the borders of Iraq in the west.

The only full-fledged plastic figures are those of animals and a few human figures that the Seljuqs brought from eastern Turkistan.

Its name is derived from Tūrān, the Persian word for Turkistan (i.e., the land to the north of Iran).

Beijing blames the violence on overseas-based militants, specifically those from the East Turkistan Islamic Movement who it says have trained in militant camps in Pakistan.

Of utmost importance for musical life was the introduction of Buddhism from India via Turkistan, beginning in the 7th century ce.

Beijing blames the violence on militants based overseas, specifically ones from the East Turkistan Islamic Movement, who it says trained in militant camps in Pakistan.