Abu Ali Chaghani

Abu Ali Ahmad Chaghani (Persian: ابوعلی احمد چغانی; died 955) was the Muhtajid ruler of Chaghaniyan (939–955) and governor of Samanid Khurasan (939–945, 952–953).

That same year, 945, the Samanid amir Nuh I dismissed Abu Ali from the governorship of Khurasan after hearing complaints of the latter's harsh rule,[1] and sought to replace him with a Turk, the Simjurid Ibrahim ibn Simjur.

He was joined by several prominent Iranian figures including Abu Mansur Muhammad, whom he appointed as the commander of Khurasan.

Fortunately for Abu Ali, he managed to secure the support of other Samanid vassals, such as the rulers of Khuttal, and the Kumiji mountain people, and in the end made peace with Nuh, who allowed him to keep Chaghaniyan in return for sending his son Abu'l-Muzaffar Abdallah as hostage to Bukhara.

[3][2] Some time later, Abu Ali was sent on an expedition to quell a rebellion near Chaghaniyan led by a self-proclaimed prophet known as Mahdi.

Abu Ali fled to the Buyids and received an investiture diploma for Khurasan from the Caliph and was even reinforced by an army under Lashkarwarz, but was unable to enforce his claim or even return to Chaghaniyan.