At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Life in time
Overview
Bughra Khan, a Turkish king of the Qarakhanid line, and the first to conquer Bukhara from the Qarakhanids. Ibn Khaldun relates that he coveted the lands of the Banu Saman, enticed by Abu Ali ibn Simjur when their state was in disorder. He attacked their districts and took them bit by bit, defeated the armies of Amir Nuh ibn Mansur, and captured their commander Anj. He entered Bukhara until Nuh turned him back. 1
His death and character
He left Bukhara sick, and death overtook him on the road. Ibn Khaldun describes him as pious, just and of good conduct, loving the scholars and the people of religion and honouring them, a Sunni with Shi'i inclination. His brother Ilak Khan Sulayman succeeded him. 1
A note on the date
The text reads his death year as "eighty-three and four hundred"; the museum's data record about 403 AH. The reading may be a scanning confusion between three hundred and four hundred, and it needs an additional source. The Gregorian conversion of 1012 CE is derived.
Connections
- Ruler of
- Qarakhanid dynasty
People and things also explored
Ilig Khan Sulayman al-Qarakhani· Sabuq Qara Khan· Qarakhanid dynasty
Sources
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Bughra Khan al-Qarakhani”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/bughra-khan-qarakhanid/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.