The Kara-Khanid Conquest of Bukhara and the Post-Samanid Turkic Age

999 CE · Buhara, Maveraünnehir · military

The Kara-Khanid khan Ilig Nasr Khan conquered Bukhara and thereby brought the Persian Samanid dynasty to an end.

The political governance of Transoxiana passed into Turkic hands; although Persian continued to serve as the language of administration, power was permanently Turkicized. The Ghaznavids took Khurasan in the south.

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What was The Kara-Khanid Conquest of Bukhara and the Post-Samanid Turkic Age?
The Kara-Khanid khan Ilig Nasr Khan conquered Bukhara and thereby brought the Persian Samanid dynasty to an end.
When did The Kara-Khanid Conquest of Bukhara and the Post-Samanid Turkic Age happen?
999 CE
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Buhara, Maveraünnehir