It has also been noted that in Poykent there was no khokim (governor), the city was ruled by traders' council, and in the full sense of the word the city was a republic in the 6th-7th century.
Det har också noterats att i Poykent fanns ingen khokim (guvernör) utan staden styrdes av ett handelsråd, och därför i fullständig bemärkelse en republik på 500-600-talet.