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Kangju (100 BCE - 500 AD), was the
Chinese name for a Sogdian state in
Transoxiana, considered the second most powerful state in the region. Their territory covered the region of the Ferghana Valley and the area between the
Amu Darya and
Syr Darya rivers, with the core territory along the middle Syr Darya, with their capital being a city called Beitian. •
Principality of Ushrusana (600 AD - 893 AD), a Sogdian local dynasty ruling the
Ushrusana region, in the northern area of modern
Tajikistan. Prior to the Islamic conquests, they were
Zoroastrian. They converted to Islam after being subjugated by the
Samanid Empire, in which saw the end of the dynasty •
Bukhar Khudas (681 AD - 890 AD), a local Sogdian Zoroastrian dynasty which ruled over
Bukhara before being incorporated by the Samanids. •
Principality of Farghana (712 AD - 819 AD), a Sogdian dynasty which ruled over the
Farghana region. They were an autonomous principality under the Umayyads, Türgesh and
Tang dynasty until the Samanids put an end to their rule over the region in 819 AD. == References ==