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As you say - it was a Turkic ruling class. South of the Amu Daria doubtlessly, and maybe up to the Syr Daria, the majority are Iranians. Restore/retain Persian rule, prevent further incrusions, and the region stays Tajik. The Heaphtalites are a good example - probably Turkic, but got Aryanised...

Turkmenistan already mixed at this stage? I didn't know. IMO Sinkiang being Moslem or whatever never had an impact on China. Yes, I ignored/forgot about the impact on India

I agree that Islamic missionary activity in SEA should still happen. Probably with similar levels of success. But that is veeery far off in the future. Central Asia possibly stays Iranian. It no longer is a perifery of the Caliphate/Islamic world, but still part of Persia. Persia has a history...