Nasr II (d. 943) was amir of the Samanids (914–943). Events By Place Europe King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland The Samanids (819–999 ( Sāmāniyān) were a Persian dynasty in Central Asia and Greater Khorasan, named after its founder Saman This article is about the year 914 For the automobile see Porsche 914. Events By Place Europe King Constantin II of Scotland retires and becomes a monk succeeded by his cousin Malcolm I of Scotland His reign saw the high point of Samanid rule. He was the son of Ahmad ibn Isma’il. Ahmad II (died January 12 914) was amir of the Samanids (907-914
Nasr became amir at the age of eight following his father’s assassination in January of 914. Due to his youth, his prime minister Abu ’Abd-Allah al-Jaihani undertook the regency. Almost immediately a series of revolts broke out within the state, the most serious being the one led by his great-uncle Ishaq ibn Ahmad. Ishaq’s sons took part in the rebellion; one son, Mansur, took control of Nishapur and several other cities in Khurasan. Nishapur, or Neyshābūr ( is a city in the Razavi Khorasan province in northeastern Iran, situated in a fertile plain at the foot Eventually, Ishaq was captured, while Mansur died in Nishapur.
Nasr’s ascension also brought instability to the peripheries of the Samanid state. The Abbasids managed to recover Sistan for the last time, while Ray and Tabaristan were taken by the Alid al-Utrush. Modern Sistan ( is a border region in southeastern Iran (see Sistan and Baluchestan Province) and southwestern Afghanistan (see Nimruz Province See Rayshahr for the Sassanid center of learning in Fars province The Alid dynasties descended from Ali ibn Abi Talib, son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Despite being unable to recover the provinces, the Samanids employed numerous local Dailamite and Gilite leaders and remained active in the struggles there. Daylam (Sometimes Daylaman, Dailam or Delam) was a province of Persia, now part of Gīlān. A threat of mobilization by Nasr in 933 prompted the Ziyarid Mardavij, who had become the dominant power in the region, to surrender Gurgan and pay tribute for his possession of Ray. Events By Place Europe Cotentin and Jersey are seized by William Longsword, Duke of Normandy. The Ziyarids, also spelled Zeyarids (زیاریان or آل زیار were an Iranian dynasty that ruled in the Caspian sea provinces of Gorgan Mardāvīj ( (also spelled as Mardaviz, Mardavich, Mardavige, and Mardavaz) was the founder of Ziyarids who successfully defeated Gorgan ( Persian: گرگان Caspian: Vergen is the capital of the Golestan Province, Iran. Mardavij’s brother Vushmgir, who took power in 935, accepted Samanid overlordship; Samanid armies from that point on were heavily involved in protecting the Ziyarids from the Buyids, who were rising in central Persia. Vushmgir (?-967 Persian: وشمگير was a ruler of the Ziyarids (935-967 Events By Place Europe Estimation Córdoba, capital of Al-Andalus, becomes the largest city of the world taking the lead The Buyids (آل بویه Āl-e Buye, Caspian: Bowyiyün also known as Buwaihids or Buyyids, were a Shī‘ah Iranian The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia
Jaihani was removed in 922 by Nasr on account of his suspected Shi’i beliefs. Events By Place Asia The Khitan Empire led by Abaoji, raids Hebei, China. He was replaced by Abu’l-Fadl al-Bal’ami, who for the most part continued his predecessor’s policies. In 929 a revolt by Nasr’s brothers broke out. This article is about the year For the automobile see Mazda 929. They proclaimed one of their own, Yahya, as amir. Bal’ami managed to quell the rebellion by turning the brothers against each other. In 938 Jaihani was reinstated as prime minister, which he held until 941. Events By Place Asia The Liao Dynasty takes over Peking; they name Nanjing as their South Palace Events By Place Asia The Rus'-Byzantine War (941 is fought By Topic Religion Oda
Nasr’s ministers helped turn the Samanid court into a cultural center. Jaihani was known as an author and wrote a geographical work. His interest in the subject caused him to invite geographers from many places to Bukhara. Scientists, astronomers, and others also flocked to the city. Bal’ami likewise was interested in the arts and patronized intellectuals and authors.
In 943 several Samanid army officers, angry at Nasr’s support of Isma’ili missionaries, formed a conspiracy to murder the amir. For the Egyptian city see Ismaïlia. The Ismāʿīlī ( Urdu: إسماعیلی Ismāʿīlī, Arabic: الإسماعيليون Nasr’s son Nuh, however, learned of the plan. Nuh I (d 954 was amir of the Samanids (943-954 He was the son of Nasr II. He went to a banquet designed to organize the plot and decapitated their leader. To placate the other officers, he promised to stop the Isma’ili missionaries from continuing their activities. Nasr was then convinced by Nuh to abdicate; he died shortly after.
References
- R. N. Frye (1975). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume Four: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. ISBN 0-521-20093-8
| Preceded by: Ahmad II |
Samanid Ruler 914–943 |
Followed by: Nuh |
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