The Khorasan/Azerbai̇jan Ci̇vi̇li̇zati̇on Terri̇tory and Its Poli̇ti̇cal Representati̇on Wi̇ll i̇n the Post-Islami̇c

Abstract Thisstudyfocuses on AzerbaijanCivilizationTerritory thestatesthatrepresentedthepoliticalwill (SphereorBasin) of in the Byexaminingtheclassicalsovereigntystructuresandpoliticalidentityaffiliations theKhorasan post-Islamicperiod. of thisregionthroughouthistory, it explainsthehistoricalorigins of modern Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Central Asianstates. ThestudyemphasizesthatKhorasan/Azerbaijan has historicallybeen a civilizationproducingterritory, analyzingitshistoricaldevelopmentwithinthiscontext. Itassertsthat Turks weretheprimaryfounding element of theregionafterIslam, whilethePersianlanguagewasshaped as a politicalandculturaltoolthroughouthistory. Therise of TurkishandDari (Persian) languages is discussed as a responsetothelinguisticmonopolyimposedbytheUmayyadperiod. Furthermore, thestudyarguesthatthePersianidentitywas a laterpoliticalconstruct, emphasizingthatTurkic-Tat communitieshavehistoricallybeentheregion'sindigenouspopulation. Fromthe 16th centuryonwards, theinfluence of theOttomanEmpire (Kayser-i Rum) andTsaristRussia (Sezar-i Azerbaijancivilizationterritory, stateprocesses. Rum) weakenedthepoliticalwill leadingtoitsfragmentationthrough of theKhorasan 20th-century nationThestudyprovides a detailedexamination of historicalstatesthatensuredthecontinuity of thiscivilizationterritory, includingKhazars, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Seljuks, Khwarazmians, BIlkhanids, Timurids, Karakoyunlus, Akkoyunlus, Safavids, Afshars, andQajars, analyzingtheirculturalandpoliticallegacies. Whilediscussingthestatesthatrepresentedthepoliticalwill Azerbaijancivilizationterritory in of the theKhorasan post-Islamicera, thisstudyalsolinksthemtothecontemporarypoliticalbalances in theMiddle East, theCaucasus, and Central Asia. Ithighlights how theregion has historicallybeen a center of TurkicIslamiccivilization, analyzing how modern nation-stateprocesseshavetransformedthisidentity. ThestudyarguesthatIran’sassociationwith theregion. a "Persian" identity is a politicalprojectandthatTurkic-Tat elementshavehistoricallybeenthefundamentalfoundingforce of Theexpansionistpolicies tothefragmentation of of theOttomanEmpireandTsaristRussia led theKhorasan-Azerbaijanculturalterritory, whilethePahlaviregimeandSovietUnionpolicies in the 20th centuryfurtherweakenedtheTurkic presence. From a contemporaryperspective, thestudyhighlightskeyissuessuch as theculturalandpoliticalrights of theTurkicpopulation in Iran, Azerbaijan’sregional role, Turkey’sintegrationpolicieswiththeTurkicworld, andChina’sassimilationpolicies in East Turkestan. Additionally, thestudyevaluatesgeopoliticaltensions in the South Caucasus, Russia’sregionalinfluence, andIran’spoliciestowardtheTurkicworld. Inconclusion, thehistoricalunity of theTurkicworldandtherevival of thiscivilizationbasin is a criticalissue in today'sEurasianpowerstruggle. ThestudyemphasizestheneedtostrengthenhistoricaltieswithintheTurkicworldandtoshaperegionalpoliciesaccordingly. Ithighlightsthenecessity of strongcooperationamongTurkey, Iran, andotherTurkicstatestobuild a powerful, prosperous, andunitedTurkicalliance. Such a TurkicUnion, with Iran at itscore, is envisioned as a guarantor of peaceandstability in Asiaand as a counterbalancingforceagainstIndia, China, andRussia.