Qutayba ibn Muslim conquers Transoxiana

Period

AD 705–715

Region

Central Asia

Place

부하라·사마르칸트

Category

Religion

Muslims conquered Transoxiana between 651 and 751, shortly after their conquest of Persia enabled them to enter Central Asia. Relatively small-scale incursions had taken place under the Rashidun Caliphate, but it was not until after the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate that an organized military effort was made to conquer the region that today includes all or parts of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The campaign continued under the Abbasid Caliphate and gradually saw the Islamization of the region.

Sources: Wikipedia — Muslim conquest of Transoxiana · CC BY-SA 4.0

Earlier and later events nearby

1. c. AD 660Sogdian Afrasiab murals painted in Samarkand
2. AD 705–715Qutayba ibn Muslim conquers TransoxianaThis page
3. AD 819Rise of the Samanid Empire
4. 1037Founding of the Seljuk Empire
5. 1219–1221Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire

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