Ahmad ibn Sahl
…Samani (r. 907–914), Ahmad was sent in 910-11 along with other prominent Samanid officers to conquer Sistan. During the reign of Ahmad's successor, Nasr II (r. 914–943), Ahmad was sent in 919 to suppress the rebellion of the governor of Khurasan, Husayn ibn Ali Marvarrudhi, which he managed to accomplish…