The Arab Conquest of the Central Asia Essay -- History, Muslim Populat

The Arab subjection of the Central Asia was a significant event which impacted on the wholly region at the beginning of the eighth coulomb. Abu Jafar Muhammad al-Tabari was one of the historians who depict this conquest for the Muslim population later in ninth century by using different accounts (p. 16). His text is useful for the evaluation of Qutaybas conquests of Central Asia and can be compared with the same centurys Iranian historian al-Baladhuri (p. 11) and his description of the Arab Conquest.This excerpt can be regarded as relevant to the Silk Roads Survey due to the fact that it reflects in detail all(prenominal) aspects of past events, and emphasizes their historical importance. Firstly, the author refers to accounts from various sources (p.16) and describes in detail what happened during the gaining control of Sogda. Secondly, when al-Tabari narrates about the events occurred in this region he uses direct quotations of the Arab conquerors and Sogdian defenders. For i nstance, when Sogdians asked Fergana kings for the support (p.17) al-Tabari demonstrates the amply reflection of things happ...