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Amir Suri

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Amir Suri
امیر سوری
Malik of the Ghurids
Reign9th-century –
10th-century
PredecessorUnknown
SuccessorMuhammad ibn Suri
Born?
Ghor
Died10th-century
Ghor
IssueMuhammad ibn Suri
HouseGhurid dynasty

Amīr Sūrī (Persian: امیر سوری) was the king of the Ghurid dynasty from the 9th-century to the 10th-century. According to some legends, He was a descendant of the Ghurid king Amir Banji, whose rule was legitimized by the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. Amir Suri is known to have fought the Saffarid ruler Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, who managed to conquer much of Khurasan except Ghur.[1] Amir Suri was later succeeded by his son Muhammad ibn Suri. Although Amir Suri bore an Arabic title and his son had an Islamic name, they followed Paganism and were considered pagans by the surrounding Muslim people, and it was only during the reign of Muhammad's son Abu Ali ibn Muhammad that the Ghurid dynasty became an Islamic dynasty.[2]

The Ghurids originated from the Ghuristan mountains, and were divided into numerous tribes, among which, the Shansabani tribe had the most authority.

Abu'l-Fadl Bayhaqi, the famous historian of the Ghaznavid era, wrote on page 117 in his book Tarikh-i Bayhaqi: "Sultan Mas'ud left for Ghuristan and sent his learned companion with two people from Ghor as interpreters between this person and the people of that region."

References

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  1. ^ History of Civilizations of Central Asia, C.E. Bosworth, M.S. Asimov, p. 184.
  2. ^ Bosworth, C. Edmund (2001b). "Ghurids". Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, Vol. X, Fasc. 6. New York. pp. 586–590.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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Preceded by
Unknown
Malik of the Ghurid dynasty
9th-century–10th-century
Succeeded by