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However these new studies show a likely origin of the bearers of the Árpádian type of R1a to Bactria, which was for thousands of years an Iranian speaking region and not Turkic. Maybe other tribes of the Magyar confederation were of Turkic origin, but the Árpád branch seems to have been more Iranian than Turkic. Definitely I am not stating I figured it all out, since these new results are still too fresh to make ultimate conclusions, that's why I am still waiting for various interpretations from professional historians. The frequent occurrence of this type of R1a in Bashkirs can also be explained by the assimilation of Magna Hungarian Magyars into Bashkirs.
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