Tarkhun
Tarkhun (died 710) was a Sogdian ruler (Sogdian: ikhshid) of Samarkand from somewhere 705-707 to 710.[1] After receiving the news of the capture of Bukhara by the Umayyad general Qutayba ibn Muslim in 709, Tarkhun sent envoys to the latter and acknowledged the authority of the Umayyad Caliphate. However, one year later, Tarkhun was overthrown by a local rebellion because of his pro-Muslim policy, and was succeeded by another Sogdian prince named Gurak, who had Tarkhun imprisoned. Tarkhun shortly after committed suicide. His two sons, however, managed to flee to the court of another Sogdian ruler named Divashtich at Panjikant, where they were treated honorably.
Note: During the years of Shenlong (705-707), Ninieshishi died. And his son Tarkhun was put on the throne (神龙中泥涅师师卒，又册其子突昏).
Sources
- Al-Tabari, Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Jarir. The History of al-Tabari. Ed. Ehsan Yar-Shater. 40 vols. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1985-2007.
- Gibb, H. A. R. (1923). The Arab Conquests in Central Asia. The Royal Asiatic Society.
- Wellhausen, Julius (1927). The Arab Kingdom and its Fall. Translated by Margaret Graham Weir. Calcutta: University of Calcutta. OCLC 752790641.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Wang Pu, Institutional History of Tang唐会要,volume 99.
References
- Wang, Pu. Institutional History of Tang.
| Preceded by Unknown |
Ikhshid of Samarkand ???–710 |
Succeeded by Gurak |