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What does "at the behest of" meaning in the following . thanks They first allied briefly with the Sassanians of Iran and then with the Byzantines, essentially at the behest of Sogdian silk merchants who wanted to trade directly with Byzantium. thanks

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"Essentially at the behest of..." in this context would mean, more or less: "Because they essentially asked us to." 'They' being the silk merchants. "Essentially" in both of those statements implies that the merchants didn't actually ask them to do anything, but it was understood implicitly.
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The groups acted "at the request" of the silk merchants who wanted to trade. Basically, it means the silk merchants had some influence on the previously named groups actions.
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I am sorry I don't understand
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Behest = order/command.

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