Samanid Empire

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Samanid_Empire
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:monarchy
gptkb:historic_site
gptkbp:capital Bukhara
Samarkand
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Dinar
gptkbp:dissolved 999
gptkbp:era gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkbp:established 819
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Tajiks
gptkb:Persians
gptkbp:flag Black banner
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Saman_Khuda
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:notableAchievement Patronage of arts
Patronage of science
Development of Persian poetry
Revival of Iranian identity
Spread of Persian language
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Balkh
gptkb:Battle_of_Herat
gptkb:Battle_of_Isfijab
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Samanid_Mausoleum
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Nishapur
gptkb:Merv
gptkb:Khujand
gptkb:Balkh
gptkb:Chaghaniyan
Bukhara
Herat
Samarkand
Termez
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Persian_cultural_revival
Decline due to Turkic invasions
Promotion of Persian literature
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Avicenna
gptkb:Ferdowsi
gptkb:Rudaki
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Samanids
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Ismail_Samani
gptkb:Nasr_II
gptkb:Nuh_II
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Greater_Iran
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
Sunni Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Karakhanid_Khanate
gptkb:Ghaznavid_Empire
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Khorasan
gptkb:Khwarezm
gptkb:Sistan
gptkb:Tukharistan
Transoxiana
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Balkh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samanid Empire