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Iran / Persia: The Samanid king Ismail Muntasir ibn Nuh II (died 1005) crossing the frozen Jayhun River (Amu Darya) in Transoxiana (Uzbekistan), from Rashid Al-Din, 'History of the World', c. 1306-1311 CE

The Samanid dynasty, also known as the Samanid Empire, or simply Samanids (819999), was a Sunni Persian Empire in Central Asia, named after its founder Saman Khuda, a landowner from Balkh, who converted to Islam despite being from Zoroastrian nobility.<br/><br/>. It was a native Persian dynasty in Greater Iran and Central Asia after the collapse of the Sassanid Persian empire caused by the Arab conquest.<br/><br/>. Isma'il Muntasir attempted to resurrect the Samanid state in Transoxiana and eastern Iran (10001005). He was the son of Nuh II.
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Iran / Persia: The Samanid king Ismail Muntasir ibn Nuh II (died 1005) crossing the frozen Jayhun River (Amu Darya) in Transoxiana (Uzbekistan), from Rashid Al-Din, 'History of the World', c. 1306-1311 CE
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The Samanid dynasty, also known as the Samanid Empire, or simply Samanids (819999), was a Sunni Persian Empire in Central Asia, named after its founder Saman Khuda, a landowner from Balkh, who converted to Islam despite being from Zoroastrian nobility.

. It was a native Persian dynasty in Greater Iran and Central Asia after the collapse of the Sassanid Persian empire caused by the Arab conquest.

. Isma'il Muntasir attempted to resurrect the Samanid state in Transoxiana and eastern Iran (10001005). He was the son of Nuh II.
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43.2 x 26.7 cm | 17.0 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)
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