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Mansur I
Amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abu Salih Mansur (Persian: ابو صالح منصور, romanized: Abu Ṣāliḥ Manṣur; died 13 June 976), better known as Mansur I (منصور) was amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976. The son of Nuh I (r. 943–954), his reign was characterized by weak rule and perpetual financial troubles. Mansur was notably the first Samanid ruler to the use title of King of Kings (Shahanshah), most likely as a response to his rival, the Buyid ruler Adud al-Dawla, who likewise used the title.[1] He is also known by the sobriquet Amīr-i Sadid ('The Righteous/Just Emir').[2]
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Mansur I منصور | |
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Amir Shahanshah | |
![]() 14th-century illustration of the coronation of Mansur I | |
Amir of the Samanids | |
Reign | 24 November 961 – 13 June 976 |
Predecessor | Abd al-Malik I |
Successor | Nuh II |
Died | 13 June 976 |
Issue | Nuh II |
House | Samanid |
Father | Nuh I |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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