Muslim conquest of Transoxiana

Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
Part of the early Muslim conquests
Mural depicting Arabs besieging the city of Samarkand, which was ultimately captured in 722 – Palace of Divashtich (706–722), Panjakent
Date 673–751 Location Central Asia Result Muslim victory Territorial changes Muslims expand into Central Asia
Belligerents
Umayyad Caliphate (until 748) Abbasid Caliphate (from 748) Tibetan Empire (751, at the Battle of Talas)	Tokharistan principalities Sogdian principalities Khwarazm Türgesh Second Turkic Khaganate Tang dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Sa'id ibn Uthman Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad Qutayba ibn Muslim Al-Hakam ibn Amr al-Ghifari Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra Sa'id ibn Amr al-Harashi Nasr ibn Sayyar Al-Yashkuri	Gurak Suluk al-Harith ibn Surayj Qapaghan Divashtich †

The Muslim conquest of Transoxiana, also called the Arab conquest of Transoxiana, was part of the early Muslim conquests. It began shortly after the Muslim conquest of Persia enabled the Arabs to enter Central Asia. Relatively small-scale incursions had taken place under the Rashidun Caliphate, but it was not until after the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate that an organized military effort was made to conquer Transoxiana, a region that today includes all or parts of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The campaign continued under the Abbasid Caliphate, and gradually saw the Islamization of the region.