Ismail Samani

Abū Ibrāhīm Ismā'īl ibn Aḥmad, better known simply as Ismail Samani, and also known as Isma'il ibn Ahmad, was the Samanid amir of Transoxiana (892–907) and Khorasan (900–907). His reign saw the emergence of the Samanids as a powerful force. He was the son of Ahmad ibn Asad and a descendant of Saman Khuda, the eponymous ancestor of the Samanid dynasty who renounced Zoroastrianism and embraced Islam.

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General Info

Male

Date of Birth

May 31st, 0849

Age

1175

Birth Place

Uzbekistan, Fergana Region

Date of Death

November 24th, 0907

Died Aged