Niedermayer stayed with the leadership of the 162nd Turkoman Division instructed. The third largest ethnic group are the Turkish-speaking Syrian Turkmen/Turkoman. Merv is inhabited by the Turkoman and Khorezm by Uzbeks and Kazakhs. These Muslim sects include diverse ethnic groups, including&colon; Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen/Turkoman, and other smaller communities. The Turkmen/Turkoman are descendants of numerous Turkic migration waves. The Turkoman Danishmendid dynasty was founded by Danishmend Gazi. Thousands of Turkoman tribesmen crossed the unguarded frontier and moved into Anatolia. As Timur claimed sovereignty over the Turkoman rulers, they took refuge behind him. The area corresponded to the Karakum Desert and was inhabited by the Turkoman desert nomads. Its founder Sultan Quli Qutb Mulk was of Turkoman origins. Hitler also deemed the Bulgarians to be "Turkoman" in origin. The Ottoman army was supported by the forces of the Anatolian Turkoman Beylik of Isfendiyar. Other breeds or strains with Turkoman roots also include the Yomud, Goklan and the Nokhorli. The Turkoman horse was noted for its endurance. The Iraqi Turkmen/Turkoman share close cultural and linguistic ties with Turkey, particularly the Anatolian region.