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Manichaean Priests Many religions spread through Central Asia before it became predominantly Muslim after 1300. This fragment of a tenth- to twelfth-century illustrated document, found at the Silk Road city of Turfan, is written in the Uighur language and depicts Manichaean priests. (Archives Charmet/The Bridgeman Art Library)