Khatun of Bukhara

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

عبدالرحیم  Ghanavat ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2010-01-15 Accepted : 2010-03-06 Published : 2010-02-20

Keywords: Bukhara, Bukhara Khudat, Khatun, Sa‘id b. ‘Uthman, Conquest of Transaxonia, Umayyads,

Abstract :

Investigating biography and character of Khatun of Bukhara -who hasbeen the only female ruler (Bukhara Khudat) of Bukhara, and waschallenging at the same time with continuous Arab attacks andinternal competitors- one can find valuable information about politicaland social life in Bukhara at that time. Despite its vagueness, the storyof Khatun's romantic relationship with an Arab commander, Sa‘id b.‘Uthman, which is transmitted to us in a poem, is valuable literary andhistorically. Presenting a report of contemporary researchers'interpretations, and taking into consideration some historical eventsand lingual considerations, this article tries to give a newinterpretation of this poem.