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Location: Algeciras Andalucia Spain

Isma'il ibn Ahmad

Amir of the Samanid Empire
Years: 849 - 907

Isma'il ibn Ahmad (d. November 907) is the Tajik Samanid amir of Transoxiana (892-907) and Khorasan (900-907).

His reign sees the emergence of the Samanids as a powerful force.

He is the son of Ahmad ibn Asad and a descendant of Saman Khuda, the founder of the Samanid dynasty who renounced Zoroastrianism and embraced Islam.

Regions
East Asia (849 - 907)
Central Asia (849 - 907)
South Asia (849 - 907)
The Near and Middle East (849 - 907)
Southeast Europe (849 - 907)
Central Europe (849 - 907)
North Europe (849 - 907)
Northeastern Eurasia (849 - 907)