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Would it be plausible for Seljuk and the Oghuz confederacy to conquer the dying Khazars and form their empire around from the former's ashes, eventually expanding (and settling) into Europe?
Why have burgers when you've got steak at home?Why expand into open step when they could've tried for the riches of the Middle East. They probably considered that option as well when they where moving but why go for the empty regions when Persia was a better prize right?
Would it be plausible for Seljuk and the Oghuz confederacy to conquer the dying Khazars and form their empire around from the former's ashes, eventually expanding (and settling) into Europe?
Perhaps the Ghaznavids reverse their decline, blocking the initial incursions?Why expand into open step when they could've tried for the riches of the Middle East. They probably considered that option as well when they where moving but why go for the empty regions when Persia was a better prize right?
Any way to change that into a more sedentary state?If so, they would probably form another steppe Empire, and far less focused on settling than controlling tributary territories.
Isn't that sort of what the Pechenegs did?Would it be plausible for Seljuk and the Oghuz confederacy to conquer the dying Khazars and form their empire around from the former's ashes, eventually expanding (and settling) into Europe?
Any way to change that into a more sedentary state?