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Samanid

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[suh-mah-nid, sam-uh-nid] / səˈmɑ nɪd, ˈsæm ə nɪd /

noun

  1. a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.


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Many of them hoped for a return to the golden age of Tajik history, as seen by nationalist historians: the Samanid Empire.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

After the renovated excesses of blue and cyan, and the overworked turquoise tile, the austerity of the Samanid tomb, utterly innocent of the use of color, was as refreshing as an unpainted beam of wood.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

Bukhara lay behind me, distilled into a memory of one sublime building, a Samanid mausoleum, which seemed to tie together all the different strands of Silk Road religion and history.

From New York Times • May 11, 2020

The Samanid dynasty came to its end in December 1004.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

In the latter part of the 9th century the family of the Samanid, sprung from Samarkand, reigned in splendour at Bokhara.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various