Bukhara: The Medieval Achievement
Richard N. Frye
The principle city in an oasis in the desert, Bukhara was conquered by the Arab invaders
in 674. But it was under the Persian Samanid dynasty that the city reached its height. Its
agrarian economy provided products for the caravans which extended its sphere of trade.
The political and religious interests of the people were guided by a well-organized
bureaucracy. Poetry, music, architecture, and calligraphy flourished. Today Bukhara is in
the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Specifications:
1996: xiv+224pp., maps, illus., bibl., index.
Bibliotheca Iranica: Reprint Series, No. 3.
ISBN:1-56859-048-2 (paper): $11.95
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