Sharik ibn Shaikh's Rebellion

Sharik ibn Shaikh's Rebellion

Map of the Sogdia the country where the revolution took place
Date750
Location
Sogdia ,Bukhara ,Samarkand
Result Abbasid victory
Belligerents
Abbasid Caliphate Rebels of Sogdia
Commanders and leaders
Abu Muslim
Ziyad ibn Salih		 Sharik ibn Shaikh †
Strength
20,500 30,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown Almost all the rebels

The Sharik ibn Shaikh's Rebellion was an 8th-century uprising in Bukhara against the newly established Abbasid Caliphate. Occurring in 750, shortly after the Abbasid Revolution, the revolt was fueled by widespread socioeconomic discontent in the region of Transoxiana.[1]

Background

Despite the transition from Umayyad to Abbasid rule, the local population saw no improvement in their living conditions, suffering under the dual taxation and "predation" of both Arab administrators and the indigenous Bukhar Khudah. Exploiting this unrest, Sharik ibn Shaikh organized a local force and launched an open rebellion against Arab authority. The insurrection was ultimately suppressed by an army led by Ziyad ibn Salih, dispatched by the Governor of Khorasan to restore Abbasid control over the region.[2][3][4]

Rebellion

Following initial defeats, Ziyad ibn Salih secured a decisive victory through a flanking maneuver that resulted in the death of Sharik ibn Shaikh and the burning of Bukhara for three days. Despite a deceptive offer of amnesty which led to the execution of Sharik's son the population remained in hiding, prompting a final bloody assault by Abbasid forces. The campaign concluded with the systematic execution of survivors and the total occupation of the devastated, depopulated city.[5][6] Following the suppression of Bukhara, Ziyad ibn Salih advanced to Samarkand to eliminate the remaining rebel factions and followers of Sharik ibn Shaikh. After conducting a final massacre of the insurgents, he crossed the Amu Darya and returned to Khorasan, effectively concluding the Abbasid military expedition in Transoxiana.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "The heart of Asia : a history of Russian Turkestan and the Central Asian Khanates from the earliest times". p. 85.
  2. ↑ "Tajikistan's National Epics: Muqanna's Rebellion and The Tajik People's Hero Temur Malik Sadriddin Ayni".
  3. ↑ Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ja'far, Al-narshakhi. "History of Bukhara". p. 95.
  4. ↑ "History of civilizations of Central Asia: The Age of Achievement". p. 31.
  5. ↑ "Tajikistan National Epics: Muqanna's Rebellion and The Tajik People's Hero Temur Malik Sadriddin Ayni".
  6. ↑ Al-narshakhi, Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Ja'far. "History of Bukhara". p. 97.
  7. ↑ Nicholas, Ostler. "The Last Lingua Franca: English Until the Return of Babel".
  8. ↑ Grousset, René. "The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia". p. 119.
  9. ↑ Svatopluk, Soucek. "A History of Inner Asia". p. 65.
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