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For generations, Central Asian Muslims have told legends of medieval rulers who waged war, died in battle, and achieved sainthood. Among the Uyghurs of East Turkistan (present-day Xinjiang, China), some of the most beloved legends tell of the warrior-saint Satuq Bughra Khan and his descendants, the rulers of the Qarakhanid dynasty. To this day, these tales are recited at the saints' shrines and retold on any occasion. Warrior Saints of the Silk Road introduces this rich literary tradition, presenting the first complete English translation of the Qarakhanid narrative cycle along with an accessible commentary. At once mesmerizing, moving, and disturbing, these legends are essential texts in Central Asia's religious heritage as well as fine, enduring works of mystical literature.

Tales --- Sufi parables --- Turkic peoples --- Altaic peoples --- Ethnology --- Parables, Sufi --- Sufi tales --- Tales, Sufi --- Parables --- Folk tales --- Folktales --- Folk literature --- History and criticism. --- History --- Satuq, --- Qarakhanid dynasty, --- ʻAbd al-Karı̄m, --- Abdülkerim Satuk Buğra Han, --- Bugelahan, Sutuke, --- Bughra Khān, Satuq, --- Bughrakhan, Sutuq, --- Khān, Satuq Bughra, --- Satuḳ, --- Satuk Buğra Han, --- Satuq Bughra Khān, --- Sutuke Bugelahan, --- Sutuq Bughrakhan, --- Asia, Central --- Central Asia --- Soviet Central Asia --- Tūrān --- Turkestan --- West Turkestan --- Asia