Abū Ḥafṣ Qutayba ibn Abī Ṣāliḥ Muslim ibn ʿAmr al-Bāhilī (; 669–715/6) was an Arab commander of the Umayyad Caliphate who became governor of Khurasan and distinguished himself in the conquest of Transoxiana during the reign of al-Walid I (705–715). A capable soldier and administrator, he consolidated Muslim rule in the area and expanded the Caliphate's border to include most of Transoxiana and parts of western China.&lt;ref&gt;From 705 to he consolidated Muslim control over the native principalities of [[Tokharistan] and conquered the principality of [[Bukhara]], while in 710–712 he conquered [[Khwarizm]] and completed the conquest of [[Sogdiana]] with the capture of [[Samarkand]]. The latter opened the road to the [[Jaxartes]] valley, and during the last years of his life Qutayba led annual campaigns there, extending Muslim control up to the [[Fergana Valley]].