Nasr II

Nasr II
Emir of the Samanids
Coin of Nasr II, minted in Nishapur, 933/4.
Reign23 January 914 – 6 April 943
PredecessorAhmad Samani
SuccessorNuh I
Born906
Bukhara
Died6 April 943 (aged 38)
IssueNuh I
HouseSamanid dynasty
FatherAhmad Samani
ReligionIsma'ili Shia Islam

Nasr ibn Ahmad or Nasr II (Persian: نصر دوم), nicknamed "the Fortunate",[1] was the ruler (amir) of Transoxiana and Khurasan as the head of the Samanid dynasty from 914 to 943. His reign marked the high point of the Samanid dynasty's fortunes. He was the son of Ahmad ibn Isma’il.

  1. ^ Frye 1975, p. 141.