Nasr II

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Nasr II was a 10th-century Samanid ruler known for overseeing a flourishing of Persian culture, literature, and administration in Central Asia.

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Nasr II canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Samanid ruler
emir
birthPlace Bukhara, Uzbekistan
surface form: Bukhara
capital Bukhara, Uzbekistan
surface form: Bukhara
centuryOfActivity 10th century
child Nuh I
continent Asia
country Samanid Empire
culture Persian
deathPlace Bukhara, Uzbekistan
surface form: Bukhara
dynasty Samanid Empire
surface form: Samanid dynasty
era Islamic Golden Age
ethnicContext Iranian
father Ismail Samani
surface form: Ahmad Samani
givenName Nasr
governmentForm monarchy
knownFor encouraging urban and economic development in Bukhara
making Bukhara a major cultural center
strengthening Samanid central authority
languageOfAdministration Arabic
Persian
languageOfCourt Persian
notableFor administrative reforms
patronage of Persian literature
promotion of Persian culture
support of scholars and poets
patronageArea historiography
philosophy
poetry
religious scholarship
patronized Rudaki
placeOfRule Khorasan
Transoxiana
politicalContext Abbasid Caliphate suzerainty
positionHeld Ismail Samani
surface form: Emir of the Samanids
predecessor Ismail Samani
surface form: Ahmad Samani
realm Khorasan
surface form: Greater Khorasan

Mawarannahr
region Central Asia
regnalName Nasr II self-link
reignEnd 943
reignStart 914
religion Islam
successor Nuh I
title Amir

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Samanid Empire notableRuler Nasr II
Nasr II regnalName Nasr II self-link
Nuh I father Nasr II
Nuh I predecessor Nasr II