Ibrahim ibn Simjur (died 948) was a

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military officer from the Simjurid family.

Biography

Ibrahim was the son of Simjur al-Dawati, the founder of the Simjurid family. Ibrahim is first mentioned as a deputy of the Muhtajid ruler Abu 'Ali Chaghani. In 945, the Samanid ruler

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removed the governorship of Khorasan from Abu 'Ali, and instead gave it to Ibrahim. However, Abu 'Ali responded by rebelling; he managed to capture the Samanid capital of

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and place Nuh's uncle Ibrahim ibn Ahmad on the throne. Abu 'Ali also forced Ibrahim and another Turkic military officer Mansur ibn Qara-Tegin to leave

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. The two then went to

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, where Nuh was preparing a counter-attack against Abu 'Ali. Nuh eventually managed to quell the rebellion and Ibrahim shortly died himself in 948 and was succeeded by Mansur ibn Qara-Tegin as the governor of Khorasan. Ibrahim had a son named Abu'l-Hasan Simjuri, who became even more prominent than his father.

Sources

* * * *Treadwell, Luke.
Simjurids
" ''Encyclopaedia Iranica.'' Ed. Ehsan Yarshater. Columbia University. Retrieved 9 June 2014. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim ibn Simjur 948 deaths Year of birth unknown 10th-century Asian people Samanid generals Samanid governors of Khorasan Simjurids