The Samanid dynasty or Samanids (819–999) ( Samaniyan) was an Iranian
Iranian
Iranian is of, from, or related to Iran, a country in the Middle East.* Iranians, persons from Iran, or of Iranian descent. For more information about the Iranian people, see Demographics of Iran and Culture of Iran.... Persian dynasty
Persian Empire
The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus.... in Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south.... and Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan is a modern term for a geographic region spanning north-eastern Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and north-western Afghanistan.... , named after its founder Saman Khuda
Saman Khuda
Saman Khuda is the founder of the Samanid dynasty ? The House of Saman. He was a landowner from the village of Saman in Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, who arrived in the early 8th century in Merv to the court of the Caliphate governor of Khorasan, Asad ibn ?Abd Allah al-Qasri , adopted Islam under his patronage, and named his so... who converted to Sunni Islam despite being from Zoroastrian
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster, after whom the religion is named. The term Zoroastrianism is in general usage, essentially synonymous with Mazdaism, i.e., the worship of Ahura Mazda, exalted by Zoroaster as the supreme divine authority.... theocratic nobility. It was among the first native Iranian dynasties in Greater Iran
Greater Iran
Greater Iran refers to the regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence. It roughly corresponds to the territory surrounding the Iranian plateau, stretching from the Caucasus to the Indus River, and conform to the historical understanding of the full territory of "Etymology of Iran."... and Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south.... after the Arab conquest
Islamic conquest of Persia
The Islamic conquest of Persian Empire led to the end of the Sassanid Persian Empire and the eventual extirpation of the Zoroastrianism religion in Iran.... and the collapse of the Sassanid Persian empire
Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name of the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire. It was one of the two main powers in Western Asia for a period of more than 400 years.... .
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The Samanid dynasty or Samanids (819–999) ( Samaniyan) was an Iranian
Iranian
Iranian is of, from, or related to Iran, a country in the Middle East.* Iranians, persons from Iran, or of Iranian descent. For more information about the Iranian people, see Demographics of Iran and Culture of Iran.... Persian dynasty
Persian Empire
The 'Persian Empire' was a series of successive Iranian or Persianization empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland, and beyond in Southwest Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus.... in Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south.... and Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan is a modern term for a geographic region spanning north-eastern Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and north-western Afghanistan.... , named after its founder Saman Khuda
Saman Khuda
Saman Khuda is the founder of the Samanid dynasty ? The House of Saman. He was a landowner from the village of Saman in Balkh province in northern Afghanistan, who arrived in the early 8th century in Merv to the court of the Caliphate governor of Khorasan, Asad ibn ?Abd Allah al-Qasri , adopted Islam under his patronage, and named his so... who converted to Sunni Islam despite being from Zoroastrian
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster, after whom the religion is named. The term Zoroastrianism is in general usage, essentially synonymous with Mazdaism, i.e., the worship of Ahura Mazda, exalted by Zoroaster as the supreme divine authority.... theocratic nobility. It was among the first native Iranian dynasties in Greater Iran
Greater Iran
Greater Iran refers to the regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence. It roughly corresponds to the territory surrounding the Iranian plateau, stretching from the Caucasus to the Indus River, and conform to the historical understanding of the full territory of "Etymology of Iran."... and Central Asia
Central Asia
Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south.... after the Arab conquest
Islamic conquest of Persia
The Islamic conquest of Persian Empire led to the end of the Sassanid Persian Empire and the eventual extirpation of the Zoroastrianism religion in Iran.... and the collapse of the Sassanid Persian empire
Sassanid Empire
The Sassanid Empire or Sassanian Dynasty is the name of the last pre-Islamic Iranian empire. It was one of the two main powers in Western Asia for a period of more than 400 years.... .
