Amir Suri

Amir Suri
Malik of the Ghurid dynasty
Reign	9th-century–10th-century
Predecessor	Unknown
Successor	Muhammad ibn Suri
Born	Ghur
Died	10th-century
House	Ghurid
Religion	Buddhism

Amir Suri (Persian: امیر سوری), was the king of the Ghurid dynasty from the 9th-century to the 10th-century. He was a descendant of the Ghurid king Amir Banji, whose rule was legitimized by the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid. Amir Suri is known to have fought the Saffarid ruler Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar, who managed to conquer much of Khurasan except Ghur. Amir Suri was later succeeded by his son Muhammad ibn Suri. Although Amir Suri bore an Arabic title and his son had an Islamic name, they were both Buddhists and were considered pagans by the surrounding Muslim people, and it was only during the reign of Muhammad's son Abu Ali ibn Muhammad that the Ghurid dynasty became an Islamic dynasty.

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Preceded by Unknown

Malik of the Ghurid dynasty 9th-century–10th-century

Succeeded by Muhammad ibn Suri