{"id":271839,"date":"2020-07-01T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arabcollector.com\/?p=271839"},"modified":"2020-10-25T01:42:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-25T00:42:23","slug":"banu-samjur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabcollector.com\/en\/%d8%a8%d9%86%d9%88-%d8%b3%d9%85%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Banu Samjur"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Banu Samjur were a Turkic family who served the Samanid princes of Bukhara in the 10th century CE. They played an influential role in the history of eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan during this period, and by the second half of the 10th century, they had established a semi-independent principality in Khorasan. The Banu Samjur originated as Mamluks of the Samanid princes. They quickly rose to prominence thanks to their skills as military commanders and governors, along with their extensive holdings in the Quhistan region, which served as a permanent power base. Samjur al-Dawati became the most important Samanid commander in various parts of eastern and central Iran, helping the Samanids expand their authority in the region. His son, Ibrahim ibn Samjur, was appointed governor of Khorasan between 944 and 945 CE. After Ibrahim's death, his son, Abu al-Hasan Muhammad Samjuri, was relied upon in Khorasan and remained its emir for nearly three decades. With Nuh ibn Mansur ascending to the throne of the Samanid Empire at the age of 13, Muhammad was able to gain greater autonomy for himself. He was a key figure in the conflicts that destroyed the Samanid state, and upon his death, his son Abu Ali Samjuri succeeded him. Abu Ali completely relinquished Samanid sovereignty and managed to resist his enemies for a time, but he was eventually captured and executed by the Ghaznavids. Coins of the Samjurid dynasty are very rare and often bear the names of Samanid princes and the Samjurid family together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n