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were fully equipped with weapons and armor. Despite fierce fighting, Amr was captured as some of his troops switched sides and joined Ismail. Ismail wished to ransom him to the Saffarids, but they refused, so he sent 'Amr to the caliph, who blamed 'Amr's conduct in the matter and then invested Ismail with Khorasan,
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As Muhammad's son and designated heir Zayd was also captured and sent to Bukhara, the Zaydid leaders agreed to name Zayd's infant son al-Mahdi as their ruler, but dissension broke out among their ranks: one of them proclaimed himself for the Abbasids instead, and his troops attacked and massacred the
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Soon afterwards, a disagreement over where tax money should be distributed caused a falling out between Nasr and Ismail. A struggle ensued, in which Ismail proved victorious. Although he took effective control of the state, he did not formally overthrow his brother, instead remaining in Bukhara. He
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Ismail is known in history as a competent general and a strong ruler; many stories about him are written in Arabic and Persian sources. Furthermore, because of his campaigns in the north, his empire was so safe from enemy incursions that the defences of Bukhara and Samarkand went unused. However,
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during the spring of 900. During battle, Ismail was significantly outnumbered as he came out with 20,000 horsemen against Amr's 70,000-strong cavalry. Ismail's horsemen were ill-equipped with most having wooden stirrups while some had no shields or lances. Amr-i Laith's cavalry on the other hand,
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descent, as suggested by the fact that one of the coins issued by them is executed in the same style as those of the Hephthalites, rather than that of the Sasanians. Regardless, the Samanid royal family both spoke and advocated Persian, and also used many pre-Islamic bureaucratic titles, probably
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had claims on Transoxiana; the overthrow of Nasr would have given the Saffarids a pretext for invading. Ismail therefore continued to formally recognize Nasr as ruler until the latter's death in August 892, at which point he officially took power.
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Although Ismail continued to send gifts to the caliph, as was customary, he neither paid tribute or taxes. For all intents and purposes he was an independent ruler, although he never took any title higher than that of
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rulers, while the northern part was governed by a Samanid official. Another campaign in 903 further secured the Samanid boundaries. These campaigns kept the heart of his state safe from
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Was extremely just, and his good qualities were many. He had pure faith in God (to Him be power and glory) and he was generous to the poor – to name only one of his notable virtues.
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rule in Tajikistan, Ismail's legacy was resurrected and rehabilitated by a new Tajik state. The currency of Tajikistan is named after him (the somoni), and he is depicted on the
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this later had consequences; at the end of the dynasty, the earlier strong, but now crumbling walls, were greatly missed by the Samanids, who were constantly under attack by the
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in Tajikistan (and in the former Soviet Union) was renamed after Ismail. The mountain, formerly known as "Stalin Peak" and "Communism Peak", was subsequently renamed as the
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Even after his brother Nasr's death, Ismail's rule in Bukhara was not formally recognized by the caliph at that point. As a result, the Saffarid ruler
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Ismail was active to the north and east, steadily spreading Samanid influence as well as solidifying his control over other areas including
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The book of government, or, Rules for kings: the Siyar al-Muluk, or, Siyasat-nama of Nizam al-Mulk, Niẓām al-Mulk, Hubert Darke, pp. 18–19
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The book of government, or, Rules for kings: the Siyar al-Muluk, or, Siyasat-nama of Nizam al-Mulk, Niẓām al-Mulk, Hubert Darke, pg. 156
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The book of government, or, Rules for kings: the Siyar al-Muluk, or, Siyasat-nama of Nizam al-Mulk, Niẓām al-Mulk, Hubert Darke, pg. 14
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Ismail decided to take advantage of the caliph's grant by sending an army to Tabaristan, which was then controlled by the
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Zaydid supporters. Instead, the Samanids took over the province. The Samanid conquest brought along a restoration of
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and cousin Abu'l-Abbas Abdullah into northern Persia in 901, including Tabaristan, forcing Muhammad to flee to
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However, Ismail's general Muhammad ibn Harun shortly revolted, forcing Ismail to send an army under his son
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era. However, this was possibly a mere attempt to enhance their lineage. They may originally have been of
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Tabaḳāt-i-nāsiri: a general history of the Muhammadan dynastics of Asia, pg. 1, By Minhāj Sirāj Jūzjānī
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part of their aim to spread the belief that their rule was a continuum of the Sasanian Empire.
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After a long sickness Ismail died on 24 November 907 and was succeeded by his son
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himself asked the caliph for the investiture of Transoxiana. The caliph,
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background. The family itself claimed to be the descendants of the
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theology greatly cultivated during Ismail's reign, as numerous
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Encyclopaedic Survey of Islamic Culture, pg. 84 Mohammad Taher
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History of Islam (Vol 3) By Akbar Shah Najeebabadi, pg. 330
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According to a Bukharian historian writing in 943, Ismail:
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missionaries to expand their activities in the region.
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ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity
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were a tribal group that was most prominent of the "
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Also, the highest 1446:indicates usurpers or rival claimants 1234: 1096: 1009: 811: 794: 782: 751:A Textbook of Medieval Indian History 1120: 1027: 334:had given the formal investiture of 1106:. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. 958: 748: 742: 221: 211: 202: 13: 203:ابو ابراهیم اسماعیل بن احمد سامانی 14: 1525: 1191: 494:Samanid conquest of northern Iran 611:Was indeed worthy and right for 419:. He also brought an end to the 403:In 893, Ismail took the city of 46: 1033: 991: 949: 940: 931: 922: 886: 877: 868: 859: 850: 841: 767: 733: 698: 56:mint. Dated AH 280 (893-4 CE). 52:Coinage of Isma'il ibn Ahmad, 1: 897:The Cambridge History of Iran 727: 295: 259: 1170:Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). 979:Madelung (1993), pp. 595–597 836:Daryaee & Rezakhani 2017 753:. Primus Books. p. 62. 595:, the burial site of Ismail. 415:church was converted into a 264:The Samanids were native to 76:August 892 – 24 November 907 7: 1504:10th-century Iranian people 669: 368:and its surrounding regions 10: 1530: 1499:9th-century Iranian people 1045: 314:, and had a brother named 299: 281:Seven Great Houses of Iran 18: 1444: 1323: 1273:Regional rulers (819–857) 1272: 1219: 1206: 1198: 582: 421:Principality of Ushrusana 310:in 849—he was the son of 182: 172: 160: 148: 132: 116: 104: 100: 90: 80: 72: 61: 45: 34: 28: 691: 570: 469:The two sides fought in 350: 302:Samanid Civil War of 888 1151:. In Frye, R.N. (ed.). 1125:. In Frye, R.N. (ed.). 988:Madelung (1975), p. 207 749:Sen, Sailendra (2013). 634:The celebrated scholar 283:during the pre-Islamic 1436:(pretender, 1000–1004) 915:, C. 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Index

Ismoil Somoni

Usrushana
Amir
Samanid Empire
Nasr I
Ahmad Samani
Farghana
Bukhara
Samanid Mausoleum
Bukhara
Issue
Ahmad Samani
Dynasty
Samanids
Ahmad ibn Asad
Sunni Islam
Persian
Samanid
amir
Transoxiana
Khorasan
Ahmad ibn-i Asad
Saman Khuda
Zoroastrianism
Islam
Balkh
Bactrian
Parthian
Mihran

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