The Arab Conquest of Bukhārā: Reconsidering Qutayba b. Muslim’s Campaigns 87‒90 H/706‒709 CE

The Arab Conquest of Bukhārā: Reconsidering Qutayba b. Muslim’s Campaigns 87‒90 H/706‒709 CE

This paper reconsiders the existing accounts of Qutayba b. Muslim’s campaigns in Bukhārā in the context of the region’s historical topography. It proposes a new yet more coherent reconstruction of the course of events during these campaigns. The resulting new narrative highlights how difficult this...

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Veröffentlicht in:Der Islam (Berlin) 2018-11, Vol.95 (2), p.367-400
1. Verfasser: Stark, Sören
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ancient history
Arab Conquest
Arab people
Armed forces
Bukhārā
Campaigns
Khurāsān
Muslims
Mā warāʾ-al-nahr
Qutayba b. Muslim
Sogdiana
Topography
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Zusammenfassung:This paper reconsiders the existing accounts of Qutayba b. Muslim’s campaigns in Bukhārā in the context of the region’s historical topography. It proposes a new yet more coherent reconstruction of the course of events during these campaigns. The resulting new narrative highlights how difficult this first step of the conquest of Mā warāʾ-al-nahr was for the Arab armies.
ISSN:0021-1818
1613-0928
DOI:10.1515/islam-2018-0027