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- The Uzbeks, a central Asian nomad
tribe of Turkish-Mongol origin, began expanding their territory under
the rule of their Khan Muhammad Shaibani (ruled 1500-1510).
From early on, they had to struggle against other regional "superpowers":
Though able to defeat and eliminate the Timurids, who had been ruling
over Persia for the last century, they soon saw themselves in the shadow
of two rising powers: The Safavids in Persia and the Mughals in Afghanistan.
Their goal, the conquest of Khorassan, was halted by the Persian expansion.
Thus, the Shaibanid Uzbeks were unable to turn themselves into a big and
important power. Can you do it better?
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