Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
Overview
Ghurak, king of Sughd. He sought help from the king of Tarabanda against Qutayba, and the king of Shash was defeated, and Qutayba struck them and broke them. Ghurak then made a treaty with Qutayba for two thousand two hundred thousand dirhams each year, and that he would pray in Medina. He prepared a meal for him; Qutayba ate and prayed, and he built a mosque. 1
Connections
- Participated in
- Qutayba's Conquest of Samarqand
People and things also explored
al-Dahhak ibn Muzahim· قتيبة بن مسلم الباهلي· Samarqand· Qutayba's Conquest of Samarqand
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Ghurak, King of Sughd”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ghurak/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.