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The 28 pages that link to Samanid Empire, each with the reason it gives.

• Persianate cultureBroader topic: Samanid patronage helped establish New Persian as a major literary language.

• TransoxianaBroader topic: Its capital at Bukhara anchored a celebrated period of Transoxianan urban and literary life.

• KhorasanBroader topic: Its political and cultural center at Bukhara connected Khorasan with Transoxiana.

• PersianizationBroader topic: Samanid patronage helped establish New Persian as a language of literature and court life.

• Iranian IntermezzoBroader topic: Its power exemplified Iranian dynastic government alongside continued Abbasid legitimacy.

• Islamization of Central AsiaBroader topic: Its political and cultural influence made Islam more firmly rooted in Transoxiana.

• Islam in Central AsiaBroader topic: Samanid patronage helped establish Persian-language Muslim culture in Central Asia.

• Muslim conquest of TransoxianaBroader topic: Its later rule shows how the conquered region developed beyond direct Arab administration.

• Greater IranBroader topic: Its patronage helped establish New Persian as a major literary language beyond Iran.

• History of TajikistanBroader topic: Its rule from Bukhara fostered Persian literary culture influential in Tajik identity.