Abu Nasr Muhammad

Abu Nasr Muhammad ibn Asad (died 1012) was the ruler of Gharchistan. He was from a Iranian noble-family which ruled Gharchistan, and bore the title of Shar (meaning greatness and lordship). Although the family had already ruled the region before Abu Nasr Muhammad, he is the first known ruler of the family.

He was originally a vassal king of the Samanids, but later accepted the authority of the Ghaznavid Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni in 999. However, Mahmud later used Abu Nasr Muhammad's son bad behavior as an excuse and invaded his domains in 1012, putting an end to Shir family. However, the family is some decades later mentioned as serving the Ghurids.

Sources

• Bosworth, C. E. (1975). "The early Ghaznavids". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 162–198. ISBN 0-521-20093-8. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)