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tahirid-dynasty.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Tahirid_dynasty   (278 words)

  
 the 'Amiriya in Rada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the meantime, please look around this site as a demonstration of what's to come.
The 'Amiriya Madrasa in Rada, one of the largest monuments in Yemen, was commissioned by Sultan 'Amir bin abd al-Wahab of the Tahirid Dynasty.
All in all, the 'Amiriya is the most flamboyantly ornate monument in the Yemen, a profusion of domes, arches, and niches on the outside, and a decorated delight on the inside, with superb carved stucco patterns and inscriptions and extraordinary painted frescoes whose colors were still vibrant, even after 500 years of neglect.
www.aiys.org /amiriya   (459 words)

  
  Tahirid dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tahirid dynasty, (سلسله طاهریان), (873-821) ruled the northeastern Persian Empire region of Khorasan (parts that are presently in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan).
Although nominally subject to the Abbasid caliphate in Baghdad, the Tahirid rulers were effectively independent.
The Tahirids were overthrown by the Saffarid dynasty, who annexed Khorasan to their own empire in eastern Persia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tahirid_dynasty   (138 words)

  
 The Tahirid dynasty ruled the northeastern Persia Persian region of Khorasan...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Tahirid dynasty ruled the northeastern Persia Persian region of Khorasan...
The "Tahirid" dynasty ruled the northeastern Persia Persian region of Khorasan Khorasan between AD The Tahirid capital was Nishapur Nishapur.
The Tahirids were overthrown in 873 by the Saffarid Saffarid dynasty, who annexed Khorasan to their own empire in eastern Persia.
www.biodatabase.de /Tahirids   (174 words)

  
 History of Medieval Khurasan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Remains of the Tahirid palace were found by the Metropolitan’s excavations.
In 872, the Tahirids were replaced by the Saffarids who expanded their sphere of influence up into Khurasan, from Sistan in the south.
They also made Nishapur their capital and rebuilt the Tahirid palace, only to be overrun early in the C10th by their powerful eastern neighbours, the Samanids (874-999).
islamicceramics.ashmol.ox.ac.uk /Samanids/history.htm   (698 words)

  
 The Caliphate: Its Rise, Decline, and Fall - From Original Sources [Chapter 69]
But so vast were the crowds that thronged the spot, and so intense their excite­ment as they cried—"What would the Prophet say to this outrage on his own flesh and blood!" that the head had to be removed, placed in a box, and guarded in the armoury.
In the East, the Tahirid dynasty, still nominally dependent on the Caliphate, and hitherto a real support, was falling rapidly into decay before its Saffarid enemies on the side of Sijistan, and the 'Alid aspirants on that of Tabaristan.
The Persian governors, especially those recently appointed of the Tahirid family, were attended by escorts from the East, whose names not being entered on the civil list, they were paid from a separate fund, and adjustment made from the treasury of Merv.
www.answering-islam.org /Books/Muir/Caliphate/chap69.htm   (4243 words)

  
 Saffarid dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Using it as a base for an aggressive expansion eastwards and westwards.
By the time of his death, he had conquered Khorasan (thus ending that region's Tahirid dynasty) as well as parts of northern India and western Iran, nearly reaching Baghdad but then suffered defeat.
The Saffarid empire did not last long after Ya'qub's death.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Saffarid_dynasty   (221 words)

  
 7000 years of Iran & Iranian History & Culture Heritage Persian History web site persia online Iran history news ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
After Tahir's death the Abbasid caliphs left his descendants in control of important sections of Iran, the center of their rule begin the province of Khorasan.
Baghdad the taxes which they collected from the regions under their control and going to war against the enemies of the Abbasid regime on orders received from the capital.
Then he captured Harat from the Tahirids, but instead of extending his conquests to the north set out in 254/868 for Kerman.
www.iranian.ws /7000/7000-4.htm   (1777 words)

  
 al-Mu'tasim   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The ghilman were enrolled as children, taken from Turkish or Armenian families of conquered regions.
Among the main challenges, although not addressed, during al-Mu'tasim's reign was the growing Tahirid Dynasty of the northeastern provinces of the Abbasid Empire.
The factual independence of the Tahirids would lead to permanent loss for the Abbasids in this region.
i-cias.com /e.o/mutasim.htm   (163 words)

  
 DR SOBHANINIA & NEYSHABOUR
under the Tahirid dynasty The Tahirid dynasty ruled the northeastern Persian region of Khorasan between AD 821-873.
It became an important town in the Khorasan region but subsequently declined in significance until a revival in its fortunes in 9th century under the Tahirid dynasty, when the glazed ceramics of Nishapur formed an important item of trade to the west.
For a time Nishapur rivaled Baghdad or Cairo: Toghrül, the first ruler of the Seljuk dynasty, made Nishapur his residence in 1037 and proclaimed himself sultan there, but it declined thereafter, as Seljuk fortunes were concentrated in the west.
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 Kingdoms of Persia - Khurasan
The Tahirids were the faithful Abbasid governors of Khurasan.
Tahirids were also the governors of Baghdad and Iraq (western Persia) under their Abbasid overlords.
For many years, Muhammad continued as the nominal governor of Khurasan while living in Iraq.
www.kessler-web.co.uk /History/KingListsMiddEast/EasternKhurasan.htm   (76 words)

  
 The Samanids (DBA III/43c)
By 868 AD, however, the Abbasid Calphate was in decline, having lost Egypt and Palestine to the Tulunids, as well as Spain and Northern Africa.
In the east, Ahmad Balkh, a Khorasanian descendant of the Sassanid general Bahram Chobin, founded the Samanid Dynasty, which was also Sunni in faith and loyal to the Abbasid Caliphate, although subjects of the Tahirids.
His successor Nasr ibn-Ahmed threw off Tahirid rule in 873-874 AD and made Bukhara the capital of the Samanid Emirate.
www.fanaticus.org /DBA/armies/III43c.html   (621 words)

  
 Tajikistan: history   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In the 7th century, Tajikistan became a part of the Arab Caliphate, along with other Central Asian regions.
After its demise, the region was incorporated into the Tahirid and Samanid kingdoms.
In the 9th and 10th centuries, the Tajik people emerged as an identifiable ethnic group.
gbgm-umc.org /country_profiles/country_history.cfm?Id=161   (2008 words)

  
 Poetry in Persian and Iranian Poetry at Best Iran Travel.com
The Arab conquest influenced the Persian vocabulary causing an even smoother poetic verse.
Poetry, nursed for 200 years by the care of three dynasties (Tahirid, Saffarid, Samanid).
Therefore, it was during ninth century when the new form of Persian poetry began which is found today.
www.bestirantravel.com /culture/poetry/poetry.html   (537 words)

  
 Tajikistan Profile
Tajikistan, along with other Central Asian states, became part of the Arab Caliphate in the 7th century.
After the removal of the Caliphate, the region was incorporated into the Tahirid and Samanid kingdoms.
The Tajiks emerged as an identifiable ethnic group in the 9th and 10th centuries.
www.subcontinent.com /sapra/research/centralasia/profiles/tajik-profile.html   (1034 words)

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