Qutayba’s campaign of 708 had also been …
Years: 709 - 709
Qutayba’s campaign of 708 had also been a failure, which had drawn the ire of al-Hajjaj.
For 709, al-Hajjaj draws up a new plan for his subordinate: the Arabs launch a direct attack on Bukhara, which catches the alliance—possibly weakened by the death of its leader, the Wardan Khudah—by surprise.
The city is taken by storm, a tribute of two hundred thousand dirhams imposed, and an Arab garrison installed.
In its direct aftermath, Tarkhun, the ruler of Samarkand, sends envoys to Qutayba and becomes a tributary vassal to the Caliphate.
The Hephthalite princes of Tokharistan rebel against the Arabs later in the year, but are swiftly subdued by Qutayba.
Locations
People
Groups
- Iranian peoples
- Arab people
- Zoroastrians
- Sogdia
- Khwarezm
- Transoxiana
- Tokharistan (Kushan Bactria)
- Khorasan, Greater
- Huna people
- Islam
- Khazar Khaganate
- Umayyad Caliphate (Damascus)
- Türgesh Kaganate
