The Samanid dynasty was a Persian dynasty that ruled Khorasan and Transoxiana from its capital, Bukhara, with Samarkand also a center. It was founded by four brothers, grandsons of Saman Khuda, who were appointed governors by the Abbasids, and it became independent under Ismail Samani, who defeated the Saffarids. The Samanids patronized Persian poetry and learning, helping revive the Persian language after the Arab conquest. Poets such as Rudaki flourished at their court, and the young Avicenna, Ibn Sina, was educated in Bukhara. The Mausoleum of Ismail Samani is a famous example of their architecture. The Silk Road trade made the dynasty wealthy, and it supported the spread of Islam in Central Asia. It was overthrown by the Qarakhanids and the Ghaznavids.
Before and after
- 813 CERise of Bagrationi dynasty
- 814 CEDeath of Abu Nuwas
- 28 January 814 CEDeath of Charlemagne
- c. 818 CEOrigins of the Imam Reza Shrine
- from 819 CE to 999 CESamanid dynasty
- c. 820sAl-Khwarizmi writes the book that gives algebra its name
- from 821 CE to 873 CETahirid dynasty
- 823 CEOrigins of Shingon Buddhism
- 13 June 823 CEBirth of Charles the Bald
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