 Minorsky suggests that the title Afshin was of Sogdian origin.At the time of the first Arab invasion of Transoxiana (including Oshrusana) under Qutayba ibn Muslim (94-5 AH/712-14 CE), Ushrusana was inhabited by Iranians, who were ruled by their own princes who bore the traditional title of Afshin.Afshin is generally considered an Iranian, and although two classical sources (and some modern authors) have called him a Turk.