Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Jayhani

Abū ʿAbdallāh Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad Jayhānī (Persian: ابو عبدالله محمد بن احمد جیهانی), or Abu Abdallah Jayhani (ابو عبدالله جیهانی; also spelled al-Gayhani, Jaihani), was the Persian vizier of the Samanid Empire from 914 to 922. His lost geographical work (which was preserved in later authors' books) is an important source of 9th-century history of Central Asia and Eastern Europe. His son and grandson also served as viziers.

Abu Abdallah Jayhani
Vizier of the Samanid Empire
In office
914–922
MonarchNasr II
Preceded byAbu Bakr Katib
Succeeded byAbu'l-Fadl al-Bal'ami
Personal details
Born?
Jayhan, Transoxiana
Died925
Bukhara, Transoxiana
ChildrenAbu Ali Muhammad
Parent
  • Ahmad Jayhani (father)
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