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arrived at the
Samanid court, requesting assistance against his brother Abu'l-Husayn Tahir. Military aid was given, although Tahir's death in 970 proved much more effective than the Samanid assistance. Tahir's son Husayn eventually continued the struggle, and gained the support of the Samanids; the
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was eventually formed. The
Samanid kingdom was in a dire state after Abd al-Malik's death, according to Narshakhi; "When they buried him, the army grew restless and rebelled; everyone coveted the kingdom, and troubles raised their head." Regardless, the modern historian
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249:), several difficulties started appearing in the Samanid realm, namely financial shortcomings, dissatisfaction in the army, and the emergence of powerful neighbouring kingdoms such as the
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states that "Mansur's reign may be regarded as the last one in which the fabric of the empire held firm, such that its prosperity excited favorable comment from outsiders."
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la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharik lahu
Muhammad rasul Allah al-muti' lillah al-malik al-muzaffar mansur bin nuh "There is no god but
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230:('The Righteous/Just Emir').
74:24 November 961 – 13 June 976
477:translation and continuation
336:is the meassenger of Allah,
195:from 961 to 976. The son of
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867:"Abū Manṣūr ʿAbd-al-Razzāq"
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457:Abu Abdallah Jayhani
404:paid tribute to the
275:and the governor of
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816:"Manṣūr I b. Nūḥ"
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147:Sunni Islam
106:13 June 976
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645:"G̲h̲ulām"
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481:al-Tabari
416:from the
168:romanized
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1074:Khorasan
958:Samanids
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428:and the
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406:Samanids
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370:Khurasan
334:Muhammad
277:Khurasan
269:Alptigin
193:Samanids
179:Mansur I
143:Religion
65:Samanids
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789:(ed.).
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