Ismail Samani
Amir of the Samanid Empire from 892 to 907 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abū Ibrāhīm Ismā'īl ibn-i Aḥmad-i Sāmāni (Persian: ابو ابراهیم اسماعیل بن احمد سامانی; May 849 – 24 November 907),[1] better known simply as Ismail-i Samani (اسماعیل سامانی), and also known as Isma'il ibn-i Ahmad (اسماعیل بن احمد), was the Samanid amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907). His reign saw the emergence of the Samanids as a powerful force.[2] He was the son of Ahmad ibn-i Asad and a descendant of Saman Khuda, the eponymous ancestor of the Samanid dynasty who renounced Zoroastrianism and embraced Islam.[3]
Quick Facts Ismail Samani اسماعیل سامانی, Amir of the Samanid Empire ...
Ismail Samani اسماعیل سامانی | |
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Amir of the Samanid Empire | |
Reign | August 892 – 24 November 907 |
Predecessor | Nasr I |
Successor | Ahmad Samani |
Born | May 849 Farghana |
Died | 24 November 907(907-11-24) (aged 58) Bukhara |
Burial | |
Issue | Ahmad Samani |
Dynasty | Samanids |
Father | Ahmad ibn Asad |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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