Umayyad and Abbasid Transoxiana

Umayyad and Abbasid Transoxiana was an empire in Transoxiana and Khwarazm (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 705 to 819 CE, about 114 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Qutayba ibn Muslim conquered Bukhara, Samarkand and Khwarazm between 705 and 715. The Abbasid revolution began at Merv in 747, and the caliphs later ruled the region through local Persian families such as the Samanids.

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Facts

Dates

705 to 819 CE

Duration

114 years

Type

Empire

Region

Transoxiana and Khwarazm, Central and North Asia

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Merv (governors of Khorasan)

Came from

• Sogdiana c. 545 BCE to 722 CE

Became

• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 732 Orkhon inscriptions raised
• 751 Battle of Talas
• 762 Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Sogdiana c. 545 BCE to 722 CE
• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
• Samanid Empire 819 to 999 CE
• Western Turkic Khaganate 603 to 742 CE
• Uyghur Khaganate 744 to 840 CE
• Second Turkic Khaganate 682 to 744 CE
• Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE
• Afrighid dynasty c. 305 to 995 CE
• Yenisei Kyrgyz c. 550 to 1207 CE
• Oghuz Yabgu State c. 750 to 1055 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America

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