Samanid Empire
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The Samanid Empire, also known as the Samanian Empire, Samanid dynasty, Samanid amirate, or simply as the Samanids, was a Persianate Sunni Muslim empire, of Iranian dehqan origin. The empire was centred in Khorasan and Transoxiana; at its greatest extent encompassing Persia and Central Asia, from 819 to 999.
Early 14th century copy of the Samanid-period Tarikhnama of Bal'ami (d. 992–997 CE) depicting al-Saffah (r. 750–754) as he receives pledges of allegiance in Kufa. This is the earliest known extant prose book in the Persian language.
Picture of the Samanid Mausoleum, the burial site of Ismail Samani.
Coin of Nasr II, minted in Nishapur (933/4).
“Battle Between Abu’l-Qasim and the Samanid Muntasir”, 14th century illustration.
Persianate society
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A Persianate society is a society that is based on or strongly influenced by the Persian language, culture, literature, art and/or identity.
Girl With Mirror. Qajar dynasty art.
Great Mongol Shahnameh, 1330s, Bahram Gur killing a wolf, Harvard University Art Museum
The Ottoman Süleymanname (The Book of Suleyman) manuscript of Celebi, in Shirazi style with Persian Texts