The Arab Caliphate and the conquest of Transoxiana
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write a table of the chronology of the Arab campaigns into Transoxiana.
The dates 654, 667, 673, 705, 709, 711, 712, 713–715 with their events.
2
Write 4 sentences on how the dehqons’ position changed under the Arabs.
They stayed landowners but became tenants paying part of their income to the caliph’s treasury, working with the amir and the bukharkhudats.
3
Explain “fath”, “amir”, “iqta” and “ushr” in your own words.
Fath — conquest; amir — commander/governor; iqta — granted land; ushr — a one-tenth tax.
4
What does the book say about Khwarazm in 711? Write in 3 sentences.
Khwarazmshah Chaghan, fearing the revolt of his brother Khurzad, asked Qutayba for help; Khurzad was killed and Khwarazm paid tribute to the Caliphate.
5
Place the Caliphate’s dates (632, 661, 750, 1258) on a timeline.
632 — founding; 661 — Umayyads; 750 — Abbasids; 1258 — the Caliphate ended.