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The 20 pages that link to Transoxiana, each with the reason it gives.

• TimurBroader topic: Timur built his power in this region amid competing Chagatai and local authorities.

• Amu DaryaRelated: The river’s classical name gave this region its enduring geographic frame.

• Samanid EmpireNarrower topic: This region formed the core of Samanid power.

• SamarkandNarrower topic: Samarkand was one of Transoxiana's principal cities.

• KhorasanRelated: Khorasan and Transoxiana were neighboring regions frequently joined under the same rulers.

• Chagatai KhanateBroader topic: This settled western region became a power base for rulers claiming Chagatai authority.

• MaturidismBroader topic: The school took shape in this intellectual and political setting.

• Mongol conquest of Central AsiaBroader topic: Much of the conquest’s decisive fighting took place in this region.

• Qutayba ibn MuslimNarrower topic: This is the broader region transformed by Qutayba’s military expansion.

• Islamization of Central AsiaBroader topic: It was the main setting for early Muslim conquest and Samanid-era consolidation.

• Abu Mansur al-MaturidiRelated: Al-Maturidi lived and taught in this region, where his theological school took shape.

• Al-BaladhuriRelated: His conquest reports contribute to the surviving Arabic record of the region’s incorporation into the caliphate.

• Islam in Central AsiaBroader topic: Its cities became early centers of Muslim rule, commerce, and scholarship.

• Kara-Khanid KhanateNarrower topic: Control of this region shaped the khanate’s western expansion and political identity.

• Qara KhitaiRelated: Qara Khitai dominance there altered the balance among Muslim dynasties and cities.

• Ismail SamaniRelated: This was the core territory where Ismail built Samanid power.

• Khanate of BukharaNarrower topic: The khanate emerged as the dominant state in this historic region.

• Muslim conquest of TransoxianaNarrower topic: Its cities, river valleys, and frontier position defined the theater of the campaigns.

• Baha' al-Din NaqshbandNarrower topic: This was the wider cultural region in which Naqshband’s spiritual community took shape.

• Timurid conquests and invasionsRelated: Control of this region gave Timur his initial territorial base.