Mansur I
| Mansur I منصور | |
|---|---|
| Amir Shahanshah | |
14th-century illustration of the coronation of Mansur I | |
| Amir of the Samanids | |
| Reign | 24 November 961 – 13 June 976 |
| Predecessor | Abd al-Malik I |
| Successor | Nuh II |
| Died | 13 June 976 |
| Issue | Nuh II |
| House | Samanid |
| Father | Nuh I |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abu Salih Mansur (Persian: ابو صالح منصور, romanized: Abu Ṣāliḥ Manṣur; died 13 June 976), better known as Mansur I (منصور) was amir of the Samanids from 961 to 976. The son of Nuh I (r. 943–954), his reign was characterized by weak rule and perpetual financial troubles. Mansur was notably the first Samanid ruler to the use title of King of Kings (Shahanshah), most likely as a response to his rival, the Buyid ruler Adud al-Dawla, who likewise used the title. He is also known by the sobriquet Amīr-i Sadid ('The Righteous/Just Emir').