Bactra Falls

Pirouz (Firouz), the son of Yazdgerd III was trying to rearrange an army to fight back invading Caliph armies. After he was disappointed in getting support from the Chinese, he went north. Some Caliphate army units which were pursuing him reached Bactra, the capital of Bactria which was one of the four main cities of the greater Khorasan and seized the city easily in Jan, 6, 663. Meanwhile citizens in Herat, the biggest Khorasan city of the time revolted when they heard the news about Pirouz uprising, however such movements were harshly suppressed by mass murder. Pirouz stayed in northern Afghanistan for 20 years before dying. His son Narsia described details of his father's attempts to convince the son of deceased emperor Taizong to deploy an army at his command but the Chinese preferred to sign a peace treaty with the Muslims and stay neutral. (Updated: Jan, 12, 2008)

• Bactra: بلخ(Balkh)
• Bactria: باختر(خوارزم)
• Caliphate: خلافت
• Chinese: چيني
• Firouz: فيروز
• Herat: هرات
• Khorasan: خراسان(Khorassan)
• Narsi: نارسي-نارسه(Narseh)
• Pirouz: پيروز
• Yazd: يزد
• Yazdgerd: يزدگرد