This article analyzes the role of Arabic and Persian universal historical sources in studying the history of the Samanid state (819–999). The study examines the formation of the Turkic hajib elite and their influence on the state's political life, based on the works of authors such as al-Baladhuri, al-Tabari, Ibn al-Athir, al-Utbi, Bayhaqi, and Mirkhond. Furthermore, a comparative analysis is conducted on unique data regarding the governors of Fergana, court intrigues, and the relations between hajibs and viziers. The article serves the research of the history of statehood and military aristocracy during the Samanid period.

Samanid State, Mawarannahr, Khorasan, state administration, political elite, Turkic hajibs, universal history, Arabic and Persian sources, source studies, al-Tabari, Ibn al-Athir.

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