Principality of Ushrusana

Principality of Ushrusana
Principality of Ushrusana
circa 600–892/3
	Coin in the name of Rakhanch, lord of Ushrusana. Tamgha symbol on the reverse with name of the ruler in Sogdian rγʾnč MRAY "Raxānič Afšīn". Excavated in the Palace of Kala-i Kakhkakha I, Bunjikat. 7th century CE, National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan (RTL 213).
	AFRIGHIDS KHUDAS AFSHINS YABGHUS TURK SHAHIS UMAYYADS/; ABBASIDS BYZANTINE EMPIRE WESTERN TURKS/; TURGESH CHALUKYAS GUJARA-; PRATIHARA KARKOTA; DYNASTY TANG PATOLA; SHAHIS IKHSHIDS Location of the Afshins of Ushruna, and neighbouring polities.
Capital	Bunjikath
Common languages	Sogdian; Persian
Religion	Zoroastrianism; (???-822); Sunni Islam; (822-892)
Government	Monarchy
Afshin
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	circa 600
• Samanid conquest	892/3
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Hephthalite Empire
	Western Turkic Khaganate
Samanid Empire

The Principality of Ushrusana (also spelled Usrushana, Osrushana or Ustrushana) was a local dynasty ruling the Ushrusana region, in the northern area of modern Tajikistan, from an unknown date to 892 CE. Ushrusana, just like Ferghana, did not belong to Sogdia proper, but its inhabitants wrote in Sogdian, and may have spoken the Sogdian language as well. The rulers of the principality were known by their title of Afshin.