Abu 'Ali Chaghani
| Abu 'Ali Chaghani | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Chaghaniyan | |
| Reign | 939–955 |
| Predecessor | Abu Bakr Muhammad |
| Successor | Abu'l Muzaffar ibn Muhammad |
| Died | 955 Ray |
| Dynasty | Muhtajids |
| Father | Abu Bakr Muhammad |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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). He was the son of Abu Bakr Muhammad.
In 939, Muhammad became ill and Abu 'Ali was assigned to succeed him in his posts. As governor of Khurasan he undertook several campaigns in northern Iran, conquering Gurgan and territory as far west as Ray from the Ziyarids, forcing the Ziyarids to acknowledge Samanid authority, and killing the Dailamite adventurer Makan ibn Kaki. After he departed for Khurasan the Buyid Rukn al-Dawla seized Ray. In 945 Abu 'Ali returned and expelled the Buyids from Ray, but they returned a year later.
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, and sought to replace him with a Turk, the Simjurid Ibrahim ibn Simjur. Abu 'Ali refused to accept his dismissal and rebelled. He was joined by several prominent Iranian figures such as Abu Mansur Muhammad, whom he appointed as the commander of Khurasan. Abu 'Ali also convinced a Samanid, Nuh's uncle Ibrahim ibn Ahmad, to come from Iraq and installed him as amir in Bukhara when he took the city in 947. Abu 'Ali, now having secured his position, returned to Chaghaniyan. Ibrahim, however, was unpopular with the people of Bukhara, and Nuh soon retaliated by retaking the city and blinding Ibrahim and two brothers.
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