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Revision as of 03:49, 15 September 2005 by Caerwine (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Sāmānid dynasty (819-999) was a Iranian dynasty in Central Asia, named after its founder Saman Khoda. They revived Iranian traditions and language after the Islamic conquest of Iran. Their capitals were Bukhara, Samarqand and Herat. In 999 their realm was conquered by the Karakhanids.
The Samanids were the first native rulers after the Arabic conquest, and they are considered the beginning of the Tajik nation.
Samanid Amirs
- Nasr I (864 - 892) (Effectively independent 875)
- Ismail (892 - 907)
- Ahmad II (907 - 914)
- Nasr II (914 - 943)
- Hamid Nuh I (943 - 954)
- Abdul Malik I (954 - 961)
- Mansur I (961 - 976)
- Nuh II (976 - 997)
- Mansur II (997 - 999)
- 'Abd al-Malik II (999)
See also
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