Mansur I
| Mansur I منصور | |
|---|---|
Samanid | |
| Father | Nuh I |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abu Salih Mansur (
Adud al-Dawla, who likewise used the title.[1] He is also known by the sobriquet Amīr-i Sadid ('The Righteous/Just Emir').[2]
Rise to power
Since the reign of
Ghaznavid dynasty was eventually formed.[4][5] The Samanid kingdom was in a dire state after Abd al-Malik's death, according to Narshakhi; "When they buried him, the army grew restless and rebelled; everyone coveted the kingdom, and troubles raised their head."[5] Regardless, the modern historian Clifford Edmund Bosworth states that "Mansur's reign may be regarded as the last one in which the fabric of the empire held firm, such that its prosperity excited favorable comment from outsiders."[6]
Reign
Obverse in Middle Persian: khvarrah apzut shahanshah "the King of Kings has increased the royal splendor"
Reverse in Arabic: la ilaha illa allah wahdahu la sharik lahu muhammad rasul allah al-muti' lillah al-malik al-muzaffar mansur bin nuh "There is no god but Allah, the One, there is no partner to Him, Muhammad is the meassenger of Allah, al-Muti' lillah, the victorious king, Mansur son of Nuh.
In order to trace and kill the rebellious Alptigin, Mansur I appointed
Buyid ruler Rukn al-Dawla. Mansur quickly appointed Abu'l-Hasan Muhammad Simjuri as the new governor of Khorasan, and sent him to deal with the rebellious Abu Mansur, which he managed to accomplish.[7]
After having brought stability in
Gurgan.[citation needed
]
In 969 the
Abu Abdallah Jayhani, as vizier, but he proved unable to stem the Samanid decline.[8] Mansur died on 13 June 976, and was succeeded by his son Nuh II.[2]
Cultural activity
Mansur played an important role in the development and use of
Bal'ami.[2] He also sponsored a Persian translation of al-Tabari's Quranic commentary, Tafsir al-Tabari.[2]
References
- ^ Madelung, Daftary & Meri 2003, p. 330.
- ^ a b c d Haug 2022.
- ^ Zarrinkoub & Negahban 2008.
- ^ a b Frye 1975, p. 152.
- ^ a b Bosworth 1982b, p. 128.
- ^ Bosworth 2002.
- ^ Khalegi-Motlagh 1983, p. 335.
- ^ Frye 1975, p. 155.
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