Polity Principality of Ushrusana

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Was a local dynasty ruling the Ushrusana region, in the northern area of modern Tajikistan.

Establishment

  • January 436: A local Iranian dynasty of Sogdian origin ruled the Ushrusana region from an unknown date to 892. The emergence of the state in Ustrushan probably dates back to the 4th century . In 435, Ustrushana is mentioned in Chinese sources as Cao.

Chronology

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1. Early Muslim conquests

Were the military campaigns by the first three Islamic Caliphates (the Caliphate of Muhammad, the Rashidun Caliphate and the Umayyad Caliphate) that led to the Islamic conquest of most of the Middle East as well as the Iberian Peninsula.

1.1. Muslim conquest of Transoxiana, Ferghana and Khorasan

Were the 7th and 8th century conquests, by Umayyad and Abbasid Arabs, of Transoxiana, the land between the Oxus (Amu Darya) and Jaxartes (Syr Darya) rivers, a part of Central Asia that today includes all or parts of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.

  • January 677: Sa'id ibn Uthman was a prominent military leader and governor under the Umayyad Caliphate. Samarkand was a key city in Central Asia known for its strategic location on the Silk Road. The capture of Samarkand by Sa'id ibn Uthman in 676 was a significant victory for the Umayyad Caliphate in expanding their territory and influence in the region.

2. Conquests of Abu Ibrahim Isma´il ibn Ahmad

Expansion during the rule of Abu Ibrahim Isma'il ibn Ahmad in the Samanid Empire.

  • January 893: In 892, the Samanids put an end to the Principality of Ushrusana by seizing all of its lands.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 712: In 711 the Türk forces, led by Tonyukuk, crossed the Mongolian Altai, clashed with the Türgesh army in Dzungaria, on the River Boluchu, and won an outright victory. Tonyukuk forced a crossing over the Syr Darya in pursuit of the retreating Türgesh, leading his troops to the border of Tokharistan.

Disestablishment

  • January 893: In 892, the Samanids put an end to the Principality of Ushrusana by seizing all of its lands.