The triumph of steppe barbarians over industrial civilization...fast-forward to 1700s; the steppe is partitioned & crushed by Russia & Chinahttps://twitter.com/BitingGadfly/status/875366726753505281 …
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Replying to @380kmh
I wonder sometimes if Central Asia can ever return to its former glory--wealthy trade cities in the soaring mountains and vast plains...
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...then I remember something along the lines of "watch for the black flags from Khorasan"
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تَخْرُجُ مِنْ خُرَاسَانَ رَايَاتٌ سُودٌ لَا يَرُدُّهَا شَيْءٌ حَتَّى تُنْصَبَ بِإِيلِيَاءَ
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