SAMANID

Meaning of SAMANID in English

/seuh mah"nid, sam"euh nid/ , n.

a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.

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SAMANID — səˈmänə̇d, ˈsämən- noun ( plural samanids -dz ; or sama·ni -nē) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Saman, eponymous ancestor of the …
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SAMANID DYNASTY — (AD 819999), first native dynasty to arise in Iran after the Muslim Arab conquest. It was renowned for the impulse …
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SAMANID DYNASTY — Саманиды
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SAMANID MAUSOLEUM — Мавзолей Саманидов
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SOGDIANA — Province of ancient Persia. It was centred in the fertile valley of the Zeravshan River, in modern Uzbekistan. It became …
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NEYSHĀBŪR — or Nīshāpūr Town (pop., 1996: 158,847), northeastern Iran. Its name derives from its founder, the Khorāsān , it was the …
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BUKHARA — or Bokhara or Boukhara City (pop., 1998 est.: 220,000), western Uzbekistan. Lying east of the Amu Darya , it was …
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SAMAN — /sah"mahn/ , n. a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century A.D., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
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ZEYARID DYNASTY — also spelled Ziyarid (927c. 1090), Iranian dynasty that ruled in the Caspian provinces of Gurgan and Mazandaran. The founder of …
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UZBEKISTAN — officially Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek Uzbekiston, or Uzbekistan Respublikasi country in Central Asia. It lies mainly between two major rivers, …
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SOGDIANA — ancient country of Central Asia centring on the fertile valley of the Zeravshan River, in modern Uzbekistan. Excavations have shown …
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SIMJURID DYNASTY — (c. 9401000), minor Iranian dynasty that ruled in Khorasan. The Simjurids, a family of Iranian notables, rose to prominence early …
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SEBUKTIGIN — in full Abu Mansur Sebktigin born c. 942, , Barskhan, Afg. died August 997, Balkh founder of the Ghaznavid dynasty, …
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SAFFARID DYNASTY — flourished 9th century AD Iranian dynasty of lower class origins that ruled a large area in eastern Iran. The dynasty's …
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RUDAKI — born c. 859, , Rudak, Khorasan died 940/941, Rudak? original name Abu 'abdollah Ja'far Ebn Mohammad the first poet of …
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QARLUQ CONFEDERATION — Turkic tribal confederation of Central Asia, from whose ranks came the Qarakhanid dynasty. The origins of the Qarluq Turkmens are …
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QARAKHANID DYNASTY — also spelled Karakhanid, also called Ilek Khanid, Turkic dynasty (9991211) that ruled in Transoxania in Central Asia. The Qarakhanids, who …
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PERSIAN LITERATURE — body of writings in Modern Persian (Farsi), the form of the Persian language written with the Arabic alphabet and with …
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NEYSHABUR — also spelled Nishapur, town, northeastern Iran. Neyshabur is situated 46 miles (74 km) west of Meshed. The town, which has …
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MALAMATIYAH — a Sufi (Muslim mystic) group that flourished in Samanid Iran during the 8th century. The name Malamatiyah was derived from …
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KHORASAN — also spelled Khurasan historical region and realm comprising a vast territory now lying in northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, and northern …
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ISMA'IL I IBN AHMAD — also spelled Esma'il Ebn Ahmad (reigned 892907), one of the Persian Samanid dynasty's most famous sovereigns, who was generous, brave, …
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GHAZNAVID DYNASTY — (AD 9771186), Turkish dynasty that ruled in Khorasan (in northeastern Iran), Afghanistan, and northern India. The founder of the dynasty …
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DAQIQI — died c. 976, 981, Tus, Iran in full Abu Mansur Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Daqiqi poet, one of the most important …
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CALIPHATE — the political-religious state comprising the Muslim community and the lands and peoples under its dominion in the centuries following the …
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BUKHARA — Uzbek Bukhoro, also spelled Buchara, or Bokhara city and administrative centre, Bukhoro oblasti (province), Uzbekistan, on the Shakhrud Canal in …
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САМАНИДЫ — Samanid dynasty
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МАВЗОЛЕЙ САМАНИДОВ — Samanid Mausoleum
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