Samanid State and Eastern Abbasid Cultural Influence (819–999)

1. Samanid family appointed to Transoxiana governorships

   Jan 1, 819Labels: Samanid family, Transoxiana, Khurasan governor

   • Cambridge Iran

2. Nuh ibn Asad captures Isfijab and fortifies it

   Jan 1, 839Labels: Nuh ibn, Isfijab Sayram, Frontier fortification

   • Nuh ibn Asad

3. Ismail ibn Ahmad takes Bukhara as governor

   Jan 1, 874Labels: Ismail ibn, Bukhara, Nasr I

   • Nasr I

4. Ismail defeats Nasr I in intra-dynastic conflict

   Jan 1, 888Labels: Ismail ibn, Nasr I, Dynastic conflict

   • Nasr I
   • Ismail Samani

5. Ismail becomes Samanid amir after Nasr’s death

   Aug 1, 892Labels: Ismail ibn, Samanid amir, Nasr I

   • Ismail Samani

6. Ismail captures Taraz in steppe frontier campaign

   Jan 1, 893Labels: Ismail ibn, Taraz, Steppe campaign

   • Ismail Samani

7. Samanids defeat Saffarids at the Battle of Balkh

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Battle of, Ismail ibn, Amr ibn

   • Battle Balkh
   • Britannica Samanids

8. Death of Ismail and succession by Ahmad Samani

   Nov 24, 907Labels: Ismail ibn, Ahmad Samani, Succession

   • Ismail Samani

9. Nasr II’s reign fosters Bukhara’s literary flourishing

   Jan 23, 914Labels: Nasr II, Bukhara, Literary patronage

   • Britannica Nasr II
   • Nasr II

10. Samanids win the Battle of Iskhabad near Ray

    Dec 25, 940Labels: Battle of, Abu Ali, Makan ibn

    • Battle Iskhabad

11. Abu-Mansuri Shahnameh compiled in Tus

    Apr 1, 957Labels: Abu-Mansuri Shahnameh, Abu Mansur, Tus

    • Abu Mansuri

12. Balʿami completes Persian Tabari by Samanid order

    Jan 1, 963Labels: Bal ami, Persian Tabari, Mansur I

    • Cambridge JRAS
    • Library Congress

13. Sebüktigin becomes ruler of Ghazna under Samanids

    Jan 1, 977Labels: Seb ktigin, Ghazna, Samanids

    • Britannica Seb ktigin
    • Britannica Mahmud

14. Ferdowsi begins composing the Shahnameh

    Jan 1, 977Labels: Ferdowsi, Shahnameh, Persian epic

    • Shahnameh
    • Ferdowsi

15. Karakhanids capture Bukhara and end Samanid rule

    Jan 1, 999Labels: Karakhanids, Bukhara, Samanid fall

    • Britannica Samanids

16. Isma'il al-Muntasir killed after failed restoration

    Jan 1, 1005Labels: Isma'il al-Muntasir, Samanid restoration, Death

    • Isma il Muntasir
    • Britannica Samanids