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Muhammad ibn Ilyas
Muhammad ibn Ilyas was a Samanid commander of Sogdian origin who made himself ruler of Kerman in south-eastern Iran around 932, founding the Ilyasid dynasty. Ruling from Bardasir, he defended his independence against the Buyids for over three decades. He gave up power in 967 after an illness, and the Buyid Adud al-Dawla soon annexed Kerman; he died in Khurasan in 968.
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