Nasr II

Nasr II
Emir of the Samanids
Coin of Nasr II, minted in Nishapur, 933/4.
Reign	23 January 914 – 6 April 943
Predecessor	Ahmad Samani
Successor	Nuh I
Born	906 Bukhara
Died	6 April 943 (aged 38)
Issue	Nuh I
House	Samanid dynasty
Father	Ahmad Samani
Religion	Isma'ili Shia Islam

Nasr ibn Ahmad or Nasr II (Persian: نصر دوم), nicknamed "the Fortunate",^[1] was the ruler (amir) of Transoxiana and Khurasan as the head of the Samanid dynasty from 914 to 943. His reign marked the high point of the Samanid dynasty's fortunes. He was the son of Ahmad ibn Isma’il.