Scientific life in the Samanid period (875-1005)

The tenth century represents one of the most significant periods in which scholarly activity reached a high level in Mawarannahr under Samanid rule. The Samanid state, with Bukhara as its capital, consistently supported intellectual life throughout its administration of the region. Emirs, viziers, and local officials played a patronal role in the formation of scholarly circles and contributed to the development of an academic environment. This study examines scholarly life in Mawarannahr during the Samanid period between 875 and 1005. The thesis aims to identify how the intellectual awakening in Transoxiana emerged and the factors that shaped it during this period. The thesis analyzes the patronage of the Samanid rulers, the appointment of scholars to administrative positions, and the development of scholarly institutions as influential elements in the formation of intellectual life. It examines Islamic disciplines such as Qur'anic recitation, exegesis, hadith, jurisprudence, kalam, and sufism, alongside rational sciences including philosophy, medicine, mathematics, geometry, and astronomy, through the works of scholars active in these fields. In addition, the place of historical and geographical writing in the intellectual climate of the period is evaluated.