Abu Tahir Shirazi
Persian statestman in the service of Samanids (10th century CE)
About Abu Tahir Shirazi
Born 901.
Abu Tahir Shirazi was a Persian official, who served as the secretary (dabir) of the Samanid slave-general Tash. Abu Tahir belonged to a family native to Shiraz, hence his nisba “Shirazi”. He had a son named Ahmad Shirazi, who would later serve as the vizier of the Ghaznavid Empire.
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Who was Abu Tahir Shirazi?
persian statestman in the service of Samanids (10th century CE)
When was Abu Tahir Shirazi born?
Abu Tahir Shirazi was born in 901.
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