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C.E. Bosworth, "The Ghaznavids" in History of Civilization: Central Asia in History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume IV: The Age of Achievement : A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth Century : Part One : The Historical Social and Economic Setting/edited by M.S. Asimov and C.E.
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scholar, mentions twenty-two members of the Afrighid dynasty for a total span of 690 years with an average rule of 31 years for each ruler. According to him, the Afrighids ruled from 305, through the Arab conquests under Qutayba ibn Muslim in 712, and up to their overthrow in 995 by the rising rival
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commingled with these sciences in our veins and arteries. And if it is true that in all nations one likes to adorn oneself by using the language to which one has remained loyal, having become accustomed to using it with friends and companions according to need, I must judge for myself that in my
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It is through the Arabic language that the sciences have been transmitted by means of translations from all parts of the world. They have been enhanced by the translation into the Arabic language and have as a result insinuated themselves into men's hearts, and the beauty of this language has
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and his brother Khurrazad. Khwarazm was devastated, and Azkajwar II was killed. According to al-Biruni, the Arabs killed all Khwarazmian scholars who knew the ancient history of the country; however, according to Bosworth, this is exaggerated.
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adds that "If this era was actually in use, it must have been unofficial." Likewise, many of the Khwarazmshahs recorded by al-Biruni are not supported by archeological evidence; however, this may be due to scribal errors.
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archeological findings demonstrate that al-Biruni was in reality not well-acquainted with pre-Islamic Khwarazmian history. Coin findings show that before the advent of the Afrighids, Khwarazm was part of the
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was highly esteemed in Khwarazm, with food being placed in the burial chambers on the last five days of the last (twelfth) month and five extra days during the New Year. The local cult of Vakhsh—the
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seemingly took place in the early 1st-century, after they had freed themselves of Parthian rule, and established their own local dynasty of shahs. The dynastic name of "Afrighid" (
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The first four centuries of Afrighid rule are particularly obscure. According to al-Biruni, Afrig had a large fortress called Fil or Fir constructed on the fringe of the capital
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script, the short vowels are not written and diacritic signs are used to clarify when required. After the conversion of 'Abdallah, all the names except possibly 'Eraq are
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priests and burned and wasted their books, until gradually the illiterate only remained, who knew nothing of writing, and hence the region's history was mostly forgotten.
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Once the Arabs withdrew from their raid, the Shahs recovered power in Khwarezm and they continued to adhere to their ancestral faith, which according to Al-Biruni was
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and their pronunciation is known. Unfortunately, the manuscripts that have also come down have also suffered some corruption due to scribal errors, since the
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It has been suggested that 'Afrigh' is the Arabicized of 'Abriz' in Persian (آبریز where water flows, a reference to the geography of
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Map showing the territory ruled by the Afrighid dynasty (highlighted in green), abutting the southern shore of the (former)
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More is known about the dynasty in the Islamic era after the beginning of the 8th century and their conversion to Islam.
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Clifford Edmund Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, Columbia University, 1996.
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Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1968). "The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World (A.D. 1000–1217)". In
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amongst the Khwarazmians. They commemorated the feast of Vakhsh on the tenth day of the last month of the year.
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with a military expedition and conquered it for the second time, he swiftly killed whoever wrote in the
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History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Volume III: The Crossroads of Civilizations, A.D. 250 to 750
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names were incomprehensible for most non-natives. Al-Biruni himself utilizes the extra letters of
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in 305, succeeding the semi-legendary line of the Siyavushids, founded by the Iranian king
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and its abundant water). However, Dr. Parviz Azkai, in his annotations on Al-Biruni's
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and knew of the Khwarazmian heritage, history, and culture. He then killed all their
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Silver bowl from Khwarezm depicting a four-armed goddess seated on a lion, possibly
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The Khwarazmian population practiced a variant of Zoroastriansm mixed with local
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Only consonants of the pre-Islamic names are known with long vowels, since in
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Bosworth. Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1999, 485 pages. (Vol. IV, Pt. I).
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carved in rock or in arched burial chambers, while the Khwarazmians used
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Encyclopedia Iranica, "ĀL-E AFRĪḠ (Afrighid dynasty)" by C. E. Bosworth
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The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods
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The Afrighids and the local population were most likely adherents of
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Khwarazm was a well-irrigated, rich agricultural region on the lower
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2 was built during the Afrighid period, in the 6th to 8th century CE
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Khwarezmian Iranian dynasty that ruled over Khwarezm from 305–995 CE
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The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual
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Coin of Coin of Bravik, also named Fravik, 7th century, Khwarazm
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Most of Afrighid history is recorded by the Khwarazmian scholar
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Ossuary Lid, Tok-Kala Necropolis, Alabaster. 7th-8th century CE
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An uncertain part of Khwarazmian history is the rise of
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is the same in 'afrashtan' (Persian: افراشتن) to raise;
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under the command of Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf was sent to
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They were ultimately deposed by a rival family, the
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Index

Map showing the territory ruled by the Afrighid dynasty (highlighted in green), abutting the southern shore of the (former) Aral Sea
Aral Sea
Kath
Old Khwarazmian
Zoroastrianism
Sunni Islam
Khwarazmshah
Afrig
Abu 'Abdallah Muhammad
Middle Ages
Ma'munid
Ma'munids

Greater Iran
BCE / BC
Prehistory
Kura–Araxes culture
Proto-Elamite civilization
Elamite dynasties
Jiroft culture
Mannaea
Lullubi
Zamua
Gutians
Cyrtian
Corduene
Bactria–Margiana Complex
Avestan period
Kingdom of Mannai
Neo-Assyrian Empire

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