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Transoxiana Uprisings of the 1120s
In the 1120s, multiple uprisings by local tribes and towns broke out in Transoxiana (Mawarannahr) under Seljuk rule, resisting heavy taxes and milita…
Timeline
- 1121–1123Bukhara · BukharaSeljuk-appointed governors increased land taxes and tolls at trade-route checkpoints, sparking discontent among tribes and townspeople around Bukhara, who secretly linked up resistance forces.
- 1124–1126Samarkand · SamarkandRebels seized city gates and tax offices in Samarkand, expelled the Seljuk garrison, and joined nearby oasis towns to form a regional resistance alliance.
- 1127–1129Transoxiana · TransoxianaSultan Sanjar sent troops westward to retake the rebel towns one by one. Although the uprisings were quelled by force, local autonomy tendencies and tribal armed forces were not eradicated, and the authority of the governors was greatly weakened.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods — J. A. Boyle (ed.) (1968)
- Transoxiana https://www.britannica.com/place/Transoxiana