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	Islamic Medical Manuscripts: Glosssary of Terms
		A dynasty of Caliphs ruling from 750 (132 H) to 1258 (656H).
		A dynasty of rulers succeeding the Ayyubid as governors of Egypt and Syria.
		The dynasty of Caliphs ruling from 661 (41H) to 750 (132H).
	www.nlm.nih.gov /hmd/arabic/glossary.html (6377 words)

	Samanid Dynasty
		Samanid Dynasty was the first native dynasty to arise in Iran after the Muslim Arab conquest.
		But from the mid-10th century, Samanid power was gradually undermined, economically by the interruption of the northern trade and politically by a struggle with a confederation of nobles.
		Under the loosely centralized feudal government of the Samanids, Transoxonia and Khorasan prospered, with a notable expansion of industry and commerce, attested by the use of Samanid silver coins as currency throughout southern Asia.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/5246/Saman.html (433 words)

	Samanid. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The Samanids were one of the first purely indigenous dynasties to rule in Persia following the Muslim Arab conquest.
		In 900, Ismail defeated the Saffarids in Khorasan, while his brother was the governor of Transoxiana; thus, Samanid rule was acclaimed over the combined regions.
		Persian influence was felt immediately, and the cities of Bukhara (the Samanid capital) and Samarkand became centers of Persian art and literature; industries included pottery making and bronze casting.
	www.bartleby.com /65/sa/Samanid.html (229 words)

	Zand dynasty - WikIran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The Zand dynasty (Persian: سلسله زندیه) were a royal dynasty of Persia that ruled southern and central Iran from 1750 to 1794.
		The dynasty was formed by Karim Khan, chief of the Lur Zand tribe of Luristan who had previously been moved by Nadir Shah to eastern Iran, but had returned after the death of the latter.
		The art of this era is remarkable and despite the short length of the dynasty, a distinct Zand art had the time to emerge.
	www.wikiran.org /w/index.php?title=Zand_dynasty (799 words)

	The Modern Magazine for Persian Weddings, Cuisine, Culture & Community
		Samanid Dynasty 900- 999 CE As the first native dynasty to come to power in Iran after the Muslim Arab conquest, the Samanid dynasty is known for reviving Persian nationalism and pride.
		Overall, the Samanid dynasty contributed to Persian culture in all areas such as culture, language, art, society, trade, politics, and science.
		Saffarid Dynasty 861-900 CE In 861 CE a man named Yaqub conquered the region of Sistan began expanding east to Kabol and then north to Kerman.
	www.persianmirror.com /culture/history/samanid.cfm (1072 words)

	Science and Culture in the Samanid period - Bukhara History
		Bukhara of the Samanid period was rightly considered to be an "abode of glory, a meeting place for eminent people of the epoch".
		Under the Samanids, Bukhara appeared to be the center of religious sciences and a glorious pillar of Islam.
		The Samanid emirs esteemed religious authorities so highly that they were the only subjects granted the right not to kiss the ground in the face of a king.
	www.advantour.com /uzbekistan/bukhara/history/008.htm (753 words)

	Samanid Dynasty, First Iranian Dynasty after Arab Barbarics Invasion Persian Journal Latest Iran News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The Samanid Empire was the first native dynasty to arise in Iran after the Muslim Arab conquest.
		The Samanid emirs had control over the most important silver producing veins of Central Asia in Badakhshan and Farghana, which made possible the development of the coinage system.
		The Samanids coinage, due to its vast quantity, was popular not only in the Islamic world, but also outside it in Russia, Scandinavia, the Baltic lands, and even in British Isles.
	www.iranian.ws /cgi-bin/iran_news/exec/view.cgi/2/4521/printer (898 words)

	History of Iran - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia
		Among the most important of these overlapping dynasties were the Tahirids in Khorasan (820-872); the Saffarids in Sistan (867-903); and the Samanids (875-1005), originally at Bukhara.
		In 962 a Turkish slave governor of the Samanids, Aluptigin, conquered Ghazna (in present-day Afghanistan) and established a dynasty, the Ghaznavids, that lasted to 1186.
		The conqueror Nadir Shah and his successors were followed by the Zand dynasty, founded by Karim Khan, and later the Qajar (1795-1925) and the Pahlavi dynasties (1925-1979).
	www.tvwiki.tv /wiki/History_of_Iran (3048 words)

	History of Iran: Samanid Dynasty
		The changes, which came with the emerge of the Samanids in the agriculture, commerce, architecture, city building, coinage, textiles, and metalwork, were due in many respects to the stability and safety political situation of the country.
		Due to them the textiles and metalwork of Samanids were exchanged for the furs and amber of the Baltic lands.
		The Samanids coinage, due to its vast quantity, was popular not only in the Islamic world, but also outside it in Russia, Scandinavia, the Baltic lands, and even in British Isles.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/samanids/samanids.php (850 words)

	Uzbekistan - MSN Encarta
		Then in the 9th century a Persian dynasty, the Samanids, emerged as local rulers and developed Bukhara as an important center of Muslim culture.
		The Samanid dynasty declined in the 10th century, however, and a number of Turkic hordes vied for control until the great conquest of Mongol emperor Genghis Khan in the 13th century.
		The conquered lands became two separate khanates, one centered in Bukhara, seat of the Shaybanid dynasty, and one in Khorezm, seat of the rival Yadigarid dynasty.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761551989_7/Uzbekistan.html (1214 words)

	Samanid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was among the first native Iranian dynasties in Iran and Central Asia after the Arab conquest and the collapse of the Sassanid Persian empire.
		The Samanid period is considered the beginning of the Tajik nation.
		To legitimize the dynasty, the Samanids claimed to be descendants of the Sassanid spahbod and Emperor Bahram Chobin, and thus descendants of the royal Mihran Clan, one of the ancient Seven Parthian Clans who governed mainland Iran for centuries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samanid (388 words)

	www.uzbektours.com
		Ismail Samanid is the representative of the Eastern dynasty that ruled in 819-999 over the vast territory of Mavara-Un-Nahr (the Arabic name of the territory between the Amu-Darya and Syr-Darya rivers in Central Asia since the 7th century A.D).Ismail Samanid reigned from 892 till 907.
		Bobur, Zahir-Iddin (1483-1530) founder of the great Mogul dynasty in India, was a Barlos Turk descended on the male side from Timur and on the female side from Chagatai Khan (son of Genghis Khan, the great Mongol scourge of Asia).
		But Bobur is famous not only as the founder of mogul dynasty and the general, he was a prominent poet of 15th -16th centuries, the creator of Bobur-Noma, historical work of a world importance.
	www.uzbektours.com /main.php?nu=12 (1564 words)

	Elam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Two Elamite dynasties said to have exercised brief control over Sumer in very early times include Avan and Hamazi, and likewise, several of the stronger Sumerian rulers, such as Eannatum of Lagash and Lugal-anne-mundu of Adab, are recorded as temporarily dominating Elam.
		The Avan dynasty was partly contemporary with that of Sargon of Akkad, who not only subjected Elam, but attempted to make Akkadian the official language there.
		The first and most notable Babylonian dynasty ruler was Siwe-Palar-Khuppak, who for some time was the most powerful person in the area, respectfully addressed as "Father" by Mesopotamian kings such as Zimri-Lim of Mari, and even Hammurabi.
	abcworld.net /Elam.html (3269 words)

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		This dynasty was one of the first that rose to power in Khorasan after the conquest of Arabs.
		Though not many of Samanid buildings survived but those that remained are testimonies to the originality and greatness of their architecture.
		Nuh II the Samanid under continuing pressure of Turkish people and in the hope of retaining some control confirmed a former Turkish slave, Sabuktagin, and appointed his son Mahmoud as governor of southern part of Khorasan.
	members.tripod.com /~khorasan/TajikPersonalities/SamanidDynasty.htm (615 words)

	Parthia
		Parthia was led by the Arsacid dynasty, who reunited and ruled over the Iranian plateau, taking over the eastern provinces of the Greek Seleucid Empire, beginning in the late 3rd century BCE, and intermittently controlled Mesopotamia between ca 150 BCE and 224 CE.
		It was the second native dynasty of ancient Iran (Persia).
		A bust from The National Museum of Iran of Queen Musa, wife of Phraates IV of Parthia, excavated by a French team in Khuzestan, Iran in 1939.
	www.libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_Parthia.html (5583 words)

	Islamic Dictionary - Dictionaries
		Ahmad bin Isma`il bin Ahmad Al-Samani (died 301 A.H./914 A.D.), a Samanid Emir of Transoxiana (ruled: 295-301 A.H./907-914 A.D.) The Abbasid Caliph Al-Muktafi recognized his authority.
		Isma`il bin Nuh II Isma`il bin Nuh II bin Mansur (died 395 A.H./1005 A.D.), known as Al-Muntasir, the last Samanid Emir of Transoxiana (ruled: 391-395 A.H./1001-1005 A.D.) He was captured by the Turkish King Ilk Khan who occupied Bukhara, but he escaped and sought refuge in Khwarazm where he met with his patrons and supporters.
		Nasr bin Ahmad bin Asad bin Saman (died 279 A.H./892 A.D.), the founder of the Samanid Dynasty of Transoxiana.
	dictionary.al-islam.com /Eng/Dicts/SelDict.asp?Lang=Eng&DI=51&Theme=67 (455 words)

	Avicenna Spine and Joint Care
		The Samanid dynasty, the first native dynasty to arise in Iran after the Muslim Arab conquest, controlled Transoxania and Khorasan from about 900.
		After ibn Sina had cured the Samanid ruler of an illness, as a reward, he was allowed to use the Royal Library of the Samanids which proved important for ibn Sina's development in the whole range of scholarship.
		There followed a period of five years in which the Samanids tried to regain control but their period of power was over.
	www.painmed.com /Avicenna.htm (1945 words)

	¿ABD-AL-MALEK B. NUÚH® B. MANSáUÚR, ABU÷L-FAVAÚRES, the penultimate ruler of the Samanid dynasty in Khorasan and ...
		In the decade of the 380s/990s, the Samanid amirate was being subverted internally by the rivalries of ambitio
		In the decade of the 380s/990s, the Samanid amirate was being subverted internally by the rivalries of ambitious Turkish military commanders and was attacked externally after 382/992 by the Qarakhanid Turkish ruler from beyond the Syr Darya, Bog@ra Khan Ha@ru@n, and his successors.
		In this way, the rule of the Samanids came virtually to an end, and their lands were partitioned between the Qarakhanids and Mahámu@d of GÚazna.
	www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/v1f2/v1f2a022.html (393 words)

	History - Tajikistan - Asia
		In the 9th century a peaceable and affluent Persian dynasty, the Samanids, gained control of the region.
		The Samanids were allied with the Sunni caliph of Baghdad, and they developed Bukhoro as an important center of Muslim culture.
		The Samanid dynasty weakened in the late 10th century, however, and a number of Turkic hordes, most notably the Seljuks, fought over the region until the great conquest of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan in the 13th century.
	www.countriesquest.com /asia/tajikistan/history.htm (386 words)

	Medes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		If the account of Herodotus may be trusted, the Medes' dynasty derived its origin from Deioces (Daiukku), a Mede chieftain in the Zagros, who was, along with his kinsmen, transported by Sargon to Hamath (Haniah) in Syria in 715 BC.
		In the second half of the 7th century BC, the Medes gained their independence and were united by a dynasty.
		The capital of Atropatene was Gazaca in the central plain, and the castle Phraaspa, discovered on the Araz river by archaeologists in April 2005.
	www.1bx.com /en/Median_Empire.htm (2132 words)

	¿ABD-AL-MALEK B. NUÚH® B. NASáR, ABU÷L-FAVAÚRES, ruler of the Samanid dynasty in Transoxania and Khorasan, ...
		NASáR, ABU÷L-FAVAÚRES, ruler of the Samanid dynasty in Transoxania and Khorasan, 343-350/954-61.
		The reign of ¿Abd-al-Malek's father, Nu@há I, had seen the growth of serious internal difficulties within the Samanid amirate; these were to increase and to contribute to the collapse of the state by the end of the 4th/10th century.
		NarÞak¨^ says: “When they buried him, the army grew restless and rebelled; everyone coveted the kingdom, and troubles raised their head.” One result of the ensuing situation was that Alpteg^n was compelled to withdraw to GÚazna on the periphery of the Samanid empire, where his slave Sebükteg^n eventually founded the Ghaznavid empire.
	www.iranica.com /newsite/articles/v1f2/v1f2a023.html (477 words)

	Elam: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Two Elamite dynasties said to have exercised brief control over Sumer in very early times include Awan and Hamazi, and likewise, several of the stronger Sumerian rulers, such as Eannatum of Lagash and Lugal-anne-mundu of Adab, are recorded as temporarily dominating Elam.
		The Avan dynasty was partly contemporary with that of Sargon of Akkad, who not only defeated the Awan king Luhi-ishan and subjected Susa, but attempted to make Akkadian the official language there.
		Following his reign, the Awan dynasty collapsed as Elam was temporarily overrun by the Guti.
	winelib.com /wiki/Elam (3518 words)

	The Arrival of Islam in Afghanistan
		By the middle of the eighth century, the rising Abbasid Dynasty was able to subdue the Arab invasion, putting an end to the prolonged struggle.
		The best known of the three, the Samanid, extended its rule from Bukhara as far south as India and west as Iran.
		By the mid-tenth century, the Samanid Dynasty had crumbled in the face of attacks from Turkish tribes to the north and from the Ghaznavids, a rising dynasty to the south.
	www.zmong-afghanistan.com /arrival_islam.asp (281 words)

	junevi20
		This dynasty conquered Khurasan Seistan, Faris, Kirman, Herat and Balakh.
		Bukhara used to be the capital of the Samanid dynasty those days.
		The fifth ruler of the Samanid dynasty, ‘Abdu’l-Malik, had appointed one of his servants, Alaptagin as governor of Khurasan.
	www.renaissance.com.pk /junevi20.htm (1289 words)

	Achaemenid dynasty information - Search.com
		The Achaemenid dynasty (Old Persian:Hakamanishiya, Persian: هخامنشیان) - was a dynasty in the ancient Persian Empire.
		Cyrus considered to be the first king of the Achaemenid dynasty to be properly called so, as his predecessors were subservient to Media.
		An important Achaemenid artifact is the Cyrus Cylinder, a declaration issued by Cyrus the Great, son of the founder of the dynasty.
	www.search.com /reference/Achaemenid (2741 words)

	History of Tajikistan Summary
		The current Tajik Republic hearkens back to the Samanid Empire (A.D.) that ruled what is now Tajikistan as well as territory to the south and west, as a role model and the name of their currency (Somoni).
		During their reign, the Samanids supported the revival of the written Persian language in the wake of the Arab Islamic conquest in the early 8th century and played an important role in preserving the culture of the pre-Islamic Persian-speaking world.
		Soon after the death of Abd Allah Khan the Shaibanid dynasty died out, to be replaced by the Janid or Astrakhanid (Ashtarkhanid) dynasty, another branch of the descendants of Jöchi whose founder was related through marriage to Abd Allah Khan.
	www.bookrags.com /History_of_Tajikistan (3373 words)

	Achaemenid Empire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The name refers to both the founding dynasty (disputed) and the small subservient tributary state which became its own self-liberator and the conqueror of the older Medean Empire.
		Cyrus is considered to be the first king of the Achaemenid dynasty to be properly called so, as his predecessors were subservient to Media.
		They in turn would be succeeded by the Aracid dynasty of Parthia in North-Eastern Iran, who would (quite spuriously) claim Artaxerxes II for their ancestor.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Akhemenid.htm (4201 words)

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