Aḥmad b. Sahl - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Aḥmad b. Sahl - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Paul, Jürgen

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060569
Doc. NO	:	ALei966
Main Entry	:	Paul, Jürgen
Title & Author	:	Aḥmad b. Sahl - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Paul, Jürgen
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(370 words)
Abstract	:	Aḥmad b. Sahl b. Hāshim (d. 307/920) was a military leader in Khurāsān. He came from a dihqān (politically elite) family in the Merv oasis that claimed descent from the last Sāsānid, Yazdigird. Members of the family had served in high positions under the Ṭāhirids (third/ninth century). Aḥmad's career illustrates the role and fate of the dahāqīn under the Sāmānids (third–fourth/ninth–tenth centuries). He appears in the sources in connection with his seeking revenge for his brothers who had been killed in factional strife between
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei966.pdf