Abstract. In this article, the situation that arose as a result of the creation of an independent state as a result of the aggravation of the political situation in Movarunnahr and Khorasan in the 9th-10th centuries AD, as well as the weakening of the Arab caliphate is studied. The article provides information about the Somani state - its establishment, rulers, state administration. At the same time, the foreign policy conducted by the Somonites is analyzed.