| Ahmad Samani | |
|---|---|
,_Cream_of_Histories_(Z%C3%BCbdet-%C3%BCt_Tevarih,_1598).jpg) Ahmad Samani from the genealogical tree of the Zübdet-üt Tevarih ("Cream of Histories"), dated 1598 | |
| Amir of the Samanids | |
| Reign | 907–914 |
| Predecessor | Ismail Samani |
| Successor | Nasr II |
| Died | 24 January 914 |
| Issue | Nasr II Ibrahim ibn Ahmad |
| Dynasty | Samanid |
| Father | Ismail Samani |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ahmad ibn Ismail (Persian: احمد سامانی; died 24 January 914)[1] was amir of the Samanids (907–914). He was the son of Ismail Samani. He was known as the "Martyred Amir".[2]
- ^ Tabaqat-i Nasiri by Minhaj-i-Siraj, pg. 104, Lahore Sangmil Publications 2004
- ^ Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Hayy Gardizi, The Ornament of Histories: A History of the Eastern Islamic Lands AD 650–1041, edited and transl. C.E.Bosworth, (I.B. Tauris, 2011), 56.