The Nāṣirī Generations 95.2

95.2

In the year 300 H., ’UMRO, son of Ya’kub, son of Muhammad, son of ’Umro, son of Lais-i-Suffar, rose in Sijistan, and assumed the sovereignty. Amir Abu Nasr-i-Ahmad, Samani, again despatched a force under Husain ’Ali, Marw-ar-Rudi, against him. After defending the capital for a period of nine months, ’Umro surrendered on terms of capitulation, and the territory of Nimroz received a Samani governor. In the year 309 H., AHMAD, said by Guzidah to have been the grandson of Tahir, but by others to have been the son of Muhammad, son of Khalaf, son of Abu Ja’far, son of Lais [which Lais is not mentioned, but, if the Brazier be meant, Abu Ja’far must have been a fifth son, but no doubt he was a grandson], who was living in great distress and misery at Hirat, chanced to come under the notice of Amir Abu-l-Hasan-i-Nasr, son of Ahmad, the fifth of the Samani rulers, who bestowed upon Ahmad-i-Suffar the government of his native country, Sijistan.