Divashtich
Sign in to saveDivashtich (also spelled Devashtich, Dewashtich, and Divasti), was a medieval Sogdian ruler in Transoxiana during the period of the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana. He was the ruler of Panjikant and its surroundings from ca. 706 until his downfall and execution in the autumn of 722. Panjikant reached the height of its prosperity during his rule.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Divashtich
- Royalty.title
- King of Panjikant
- Royalty.image
- Possible Sogdian King Devashtish or God Verethranga, Aini district, Tajikistan, 7-8th century CE, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan (A 1060).jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Possible Sogdian King Devashtish or God Verethranga, Aini district, Tajikistan, 7-8th century CE, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan (A 1060).
- Royalty.reign
- 706–722
- Royalty.father
- Yodkhsetak
- Royalty.spouse
- Nandimanpan (nnδβ'mpnh)
- Royalty.birth_place
- Samarkand, Sogdia
- Royalty.death_date
- 722
- Royalty.death_place
- Rabinjan, Sogdia
- Royalty.predecessor
- Chukin Chur Bilga
- Royalty.successor
- Umayyad conquest
- Royalty.issue
- Tarkhun
- Royalty.religion
- Zoroastrianism
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Origin
- Dispute with Samarkand and the Arabs
- Rebellion and death
- Religion
- Descendants
- References
- Sources
Divashtich (also spelled Devashtich, Dewashtich, and Divasti), was a medieval Sogdian ruler in Transoxiana during the period of the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana. He was the ruler of Panjikant and its surroundings from ca. 706 until his downfall and execution in the autumn of 722. Panjikant reached the height of its prosperity during his rule.
== Origin == Divashtich was the son of a certain Yodkhsetak, who belonged to a noble Sogdian dehqan family from Samarkand, which could trace its descent back to the Sasanian king Bahram V Gur (r. 420–438). The family bore the title of sur and began ruling parts of Sogdia during the 6th century. There were five members of the family bearing the title of sur, Divashtich being the last of them.
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