The Role of Geographical Setting & Economical Situation of Khorasan & Trans- Oxiana in the Economy of Sāmānids

Due to the rich rivers, such as Oxus and Yaxartes, its fertile plains, rich mines and access, the realm of the Sāmānid state had a special economic potential. So thanks to the periods of power during the Sāmānid rule, its economy was in flourish. This geographic and economic situation leads to wealth for its people. Last Sāmānid rulers’ ignorance about the agriculture and instead, their focus of the trade in slaves, and even they were unable to secure the commercial roads which lead to their decline. So that some scholars believed that the resulting stagnancy overthrew the Sāmānid state. The aim for the current issue is to show the influence of the geographic location and economic situation of the territory on rise and fall of the Sāmānid dynasty.