Horses contributed greatly to the transport of the Spanish conquerors and colonizers. The descendants of Abna, the Persian conquerors of Yemen, were followers of Zoroastrianism. Many historical accounts detailed the cruelties of the Mongol conquerors. Most nomadic conquerors entered from the northeast. This battle is the last recorded resistance by the original inhabitants against the Spanish conquerors. A serious weakness amongst the Muslim conquerors was the ethnic tension between Berbers and Arabs. Numerous temples were destroyed by Muslim conquerors. Persians had a great influence on their conquerors. The Palas were astute diplomats and military conquerors. The region was repeatedly occupied by various conquerors. The Greek population of Cyprus survived through multiple conquerors, including Egyptian and Persian rule. Christian resistance to the first wave of Muslim conquerors was unsuccessful. Jauhar was a practice among royal Hindu women to prevent capture by Muslim conquerors. Nader idolized Genghis Khan and Timur, the previous conquerors from Central Asia. These groups were still in residence upon the arrival of the Spanish conquerors.