Abd al-Malik II (Samanid emir)
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Abd al-Malik II (Samanid emir)
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'Abd al-Malik II was amir of the Samanids (999). His brief reign saw the downfall of the Samanid state. He was the son of Nuh II. In February 999, 'Abd al-Malik's brother Mansur II was deposed and blinded. He was then appointed amir by Fa'iq and the general Bektuzun, the same two individuals who had overthrown his brother and together controlled most of the power in the state. Mansur's overthrow was used as a pretext by Mahmud of Ghazni to conquer the remainder of Khurasan still in the hands of
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Emir of the Samanids
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Malik_II_(Samanid_emir)
date created:
2005-09-13T05:35:17Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T09:09:28Z
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