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Abu'l-Fadl Nasr ibn Ahmad

11th century · 11th century

Abu'l-Fadl Nasr ibn Ahmad was the founder of the Nasrid line of maliks of Sistan, a branch of the Saffarid dynasty. In 1029, after the Ghaznavid Empire had absorbed Sistan, he established himself at Zaranj. His descendants, often called the Maliks of Nimruz, governed the province under Ghaznavid, Seljuk and later overlords for centuries.

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