| Ahmad ibn Asad | |
|---|---|
| Amir ofFerghana andSamarkand Shahanshah | |
| Reign | Ferghana: (819 – 864/865) Samarkand: (851/852 – 864/865) |
| Predecessor | Samarkand:Nuh Shash:Yahya |
| Successor | Ferghana:Nasr I Samarkand:Nasr I Shash:Ya'qub |
| Issue | Nasr I Isma'il ibn Ahmad |
| House | Samanid |
| Father | Asad ibn Saman |
Ahmad ibn Asad (d. 864/865) was aSamanidAmir ofFerghana (819-864/5) andSamarkand (851/2-864/5). He was a son ofAsad.
In 819, Ahmad was granted authority over the city of Ferghana by CaliphAl-Ma'mun's governor ofKhorasan, Ghassan ibn 'Abbad, as a reward for his support against the rebelRafi' ibn Laith. Following the death of his brotherNuh, who ruled in Samarkand, Ahmad and another brotherYahya were given rule over the city by Abdallah, the governor of Khurasan. Yahya's power was subsequently significantly curtailed by Ahmad, and he may have ruled as simply a figurehead until his death in 855. Yahya's line was then superseded by Ahmad's. By the time of Ahmad's death in 864 or 865, he was the ruler of most ofTransoxiana,Bukhara andKhwarazm. Samarkand went to one son,Nasr I, whileShash went to another son,Ya'qub.
| New title | Amir ofFerghana 819–864/5 | Succeeded by |
| New title | Amir ofSamarkand 851/2–864/5 | |
| Preceded by | Amir ofShash 850s–864/5 | Succeeded by |
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