منصور بن قراتكين

منصور بن قراتكين

Samanid commander; sent by Nuh ibn Nasr he took Rayy from Rukn al-Dawla's lieutenant in 340 and pushed Buyid garrisons back to Qirmisin 1.

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Mansur ibn Qaratikin, a Samanid commander. Amir Nuh ibn Nasr ordered him, and he marched from Nishapur to al-Rayy in Safar 340 AH. 2

Al-Rayy

He entered al-Rayy and seized it, and Ali ibn Kama, deputy of Rukn al-Dawla, evacuated it to Isfahan. He distributed the armies through the lands, and they took the lands of the Jibal as far as Qarmisin. 2

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  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p. 364-365
  2. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir, p.364
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