Nuh II
نوح
Folio depicting Nuh II suppressing a rebel. From a manuscript of the Majma’ al-tawarikh, dated c. 1425
Amir of the Samanids
Reign13 June 976 – 22 July 997
PredecessorMansur I
SuccessorMansur II
Born963
Died22 July 997 (aged 34)
IssueMansur II
Abd al-Malik II
Isma'il Muntasir
FatherMansur I
ReligionSunni Islam

Nuh II (Persian: نوح; 963 – 997) was amir of the Samanid Empire from 976 to 997. He was the son and successor of Mansur I (r. 961–976).

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Born in 963,[1] Nuh's name was the Arabic version of Noah.


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https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopaedia-of-islam-2/*-SIM_5966