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Medieval Turkic peoples like the Seljuks, Khazars, and Cumans were descendants of Asian nomads who entered Europe and the Middle-East after centuries of interaction with the Chinese Empire. What role did China play in the folklore or cultural memory of medieval and early modern Turkic peoples?

by /u/Vladith in /r/AskHistorians

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