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Nuh Ii Samanids

Nuh II (976-997) was emir Samanid. He was the son of Mansur ^I..

Beginning of the reign

Acceded to the throne very young, Nuh is assisted by his mother and his vizier Abu'l-Husain 'Abd-Allah ibn Ahmad' Utbi. During the beginning of his reign, the Karakhanids invade and capture the heights of the valley of Zarafshan, where are the silver mines Samanid. In 980 , they attacked again, taking Isfijab. However, Utbi is focused on replacing Abu'l-Hasan Simjuri, Governor Samanid Khorassan. The vizier considered qu'Abu'l-Husain has too much power but was able to replace 982 by one of his own supporters, a Turkish general called Tash. Abu'l-Hasan fled his stronghold Kouhistan , south of Herat.

An expedition against the Buyids is mobilized in Khorasan in 982. It is initially a success, but the forces are Samanids subsequently overwritten. An invasion of the State Buyids Samanid is only avoided by the death of `Adhud-Daula. 'Utbi trying to consolidate the army, but he was assassinated by supporters of Abu'l-Hasan and Fa'iq.

The death of 'Utbi causes an uprising in the capital, Bukhara. Nuh is forced to seek assistance from Tash to quell the revolt. The governor succeeded in this task, and preparing to fight against the armies of Abu'l-Hasan and his son Abu Ali, as well as that of Fa'iq. However, he changed his mind and made peace with Simjuri and Fa'iq. Tash convinces nuh give Fa'iq control Balkh and Abu Ali control of Herat. Abu'l-Hasan is restored in Khorasan, while Tash keeps his post as governor of Khorasan.

The peace is shattered by the successor of 'Utbi, Muhammad ibn' Uzair, the new vizier, who was a rival of 'Tash Utbi and hated. Nuh, following the opinion of Muhammad from his position replaces Tash and reinstalls Abu'l-Hasan as governor. Tash fled in Buyids, who provide assistance. Supporters of the Fa'iq Simjuri and defeat the late 987 but he fled to Gorgan where he died in 988.

Abu'l-Hasan also died at about the same period, and his son Abu 'Ali succeeded him as governor of Khorasan. This greatly increases its power, alarming Fa'iq. The quarrel between the two men become hostile. Abu Ali Fa'iq defeated in battle in 990 or so. During his retirement, Fa'iq tries to Bukhara, but the Turkish General of Nuh, Bektuzun , inflicting another defeat. Fa'iq then returned to Balkh. Nuh persuaded several of his vassals to mobilize their forces against Fa'iq, but he manages to keep its positions.

The Karakhanids and end of reign

The Karakhanids, in addition to their conquests on the Samanids have inherited several territories (small Turkish principalities which were virtually independent of Bukhara). They launched a large-scale invasion in late 991. Their leader, Khan Bughra, destroyed by an army sent Nuh to stop it. The emir pardons Fa'iq and gives him the post of governor of Samarkand , in exchange for a promise of the latter to fight against the Karakhanids. Shortly thereafter, however, goes to Fa'iq Bughra Khan, who then began walking towards Bukhara. Nuh fled, and the Karakhanids enter the capital at the end of spring 992. The Emir turned to Abu Ali, who still resides in Nishapur , the provincial capital of Khorassan. He asked his assistance, but he refuses. The situation changes when Bughra Khan fell ill in Bukhara. This last trip to Samarkand and died while on the road heading north. The garrison left in Bukhara was defeated by Nuh during the summer of that year.

Fa'iq tries to Bukhara for himself, but was defeated. He then fled with Abu Ali and the two leaders bury their different pasts and ressoudent to end the reign of manager Samanid. Nuh request assistance Subuktign of Ghazni. The Ghaznavids agree to provide assistance, and Nuh forces are even more enhanced by using the Khwarezm and several of his vassals. A battle taking place in August in Khorasan 994 results in an overwhelming victory of the Emir and his allies. The rebels fled in the region of Gorgan. Nuh reward Subuktign Mahmud and his son with titles, and also gives the governorship of Khorasan to Mahmud.

In 995 , Abu Ali and Fa'iq are back with new forces and expel Mahmud of Nishapur. Subuktign found his son and together they defeated the rebels near Tus. Abu Ali and Fa'iq are fleeing north, he found refuge in Qarakhanid. Nuh, however, forgive Abu Ali, and sends it to Khwarezm. The Khwarezm Shah , who holds the southern Khwarezm as vassal Samanid, imprisons Abu Ali. Both are captured when the governor of northern Samanid Khwarezm invaded the territory from the region of Gorgan. He annexed the southern Khwarezm returns and Abu 'Ali Nuh. The Emir sends it to Subuktign in 996 and is subsequently executed by the Ghaznavids.

Meanwhile, trying to convince Fa'iq Nasr Khan's successor Bughra Khan, launched a campaign against Samanids. Instead, the Karakhanids make peace with Nuh. Fa'iq is forgiven and regains his position as governor of Samarkand. Although peace is finally established, the years of conflict that preceded the Samanids considerably bruised. The Qarakhanid took control of most of the northeast, while Ghazvnides hold firmly to themselves Khorassan and lands south of the Oxus. The governor of Khwarezm accepts the authority of Nuh. It is in a condition of weakness of state power that Samanid Nuh died in 997. His son Mansur II succeeded him.

Preceded by

Nuh II (Samanids)

Followed by

Mansur ^I.