# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/varkhuman
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:34:16.482Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/varkhuman"
name: "Varkhuman"
slug: "varkhuman"
description: "Varkhuman, also Vargoman was an Ikhshid (King) of Sogdia, residing in the city of Samarkand in the 7th century CE. He succeeded King Shishpin. He is known from the Afrasiab murals of Afrasiyab in Samarkand, where he is seen being visited by embassies from numerous countries, including China. There is also an inscription in the murals directly mentioning him. His name is also known from Chinese histories."
tagline: "Ikhshid of Samarkand"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sogdiana._Samarkand_%28Ikhshids%29._Varkhuman._Circa_CE_650-675.jpg/330px-Sogdiana._Samarkand_%28Ikhshids%29._Varkhuman._Circa_CE_650-675.jpg"
gender: "male"
deathDate: "690"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.17
  momentum:             0.925925925925926
  historical:           7.891002666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%8B%82%E5%91%BC%E7%BC%A6"
    title: "拂呼缦"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "فرخمان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varkhuman"
    title: "Varkhuman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "ورخومان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Вархуман"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Вархуман"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%85%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Вархуман"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "ورخومان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varxuman"
    title: "Varxuman"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q102201048"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump