Person
Nasr ibn Ali
Karakhanid prince, known by the title Arslan Ilig (Ilek), who held Fergana with his seat at Uzgen and conquered Transoxiana from the Samanids: in October 999 he took Bukhara without a fight and sent the last Samanid amir into captivity. He then fought the Samanid pretender Isma'il al-Muntasir; in 1006 and again in 1007 his armies invaded Ghaznavid Khurasan, and on 4 January 1008 he was defeated near Balkh. He died in 1012 or 1013.
- Dates
- … – between 1012 and 1013
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Central and Northern Asia
- In the threads
- Central Asia and the steppe (6th–10th c.)
Events
- The Karakhanids take Bukhara: the fall of the Samanids23 October 999 · Central and Northern Asia