Conquest of Paikand (706)
| Conquest of Paikand (706) | |||||||||
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| Part of Muslim conquest of Transoxiana | |||||||||
Ruins of Paikand | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Umayyad Caliphate | Sogdian city-states | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Qutayba ibn Muslim | Unknown | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | All defenders killed | ||||||||
The Conquest of Paykand was a military engagement between the Umayyads and the Sogdians who ruled Paikand. The Umayyads, led by Qutayba ibn Muslim, managed to conquer the city for the first time; however, the city rebelled, which led Qutayba to reconquer it again.