Samanid and Uyghur commercial networks in Central Asia (9th–10th centuries CE)

1. Samanid dynasty begins rule in Transoxiana

   Jan 1, 819Labels: Samanid dynasty, Transoxiana

   • Britannica

2. Uyghur migration to Turpan after 840 collapse

   Jan 1, 840Labels: Uyghurs, Turpan

   • Gaochang
   • Qocho

3. Uyghurs establish the Kingdom of Qocho

   Jan 1, 850Labels: Kingdom of, Gaochang

   • Gaochang
   • Qocho

4. Ismail Samani takes power in Transoxiana

   Aug 1, 892Labels: Ismail Samani, Bukhara

   • Britannica
   • Ismail Samani

5. Samanid silver coins spread across northern Eurasia

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Samanid dirham, Samanid mints

   • Britannica
   • Timerevo

6. Uyghur patronage strengthens trade-linked temple economy

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Bezeklik caves, Uyghur patronage

   • Bezeklik
   • Gaochang

7. Ibn Fadlan reaches Volga Bulgars via trade routes

   May 12, 922Labels: Ibn Fadlan, Volga Bulgars

   • Ibn Fadlan
   • LOC record

8. Samanid Mausoleum reflects Bukhara’s urban wealth

   Jan 1, 942Labels: Samanid Mausoleum, Bukhara

   • Britannica
   • IranTuran

9. Samanid dirhams reach far western hoards

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Samanid dirham, Viking hoards

   • Storr Hoard
   • Timerevo

10. Karakhanids seize Bukhara, disrupting Samanid control

    Jan 1, 992Labels: Karakhanids, Bukhara

    • Samanids
    • Karakhanid wars

11. Karakhanids occupy Bukhara and end Samanid rule

    Jan 1, 999Labels: Karakhanids, Samanid dynasty

    • Britannica
    • Britannica

12. Uyghur Qocho networks persist beyond Samanid collapse

    Jan 1, 1000Labels: Kingdom of, Uyghur networks

    • Gaochang
    • Qocho