Buyid Empire
| Buyid Dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| آل بویِه Āl-e Buye |
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 The Buyid dynasty in 970
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| Capital |
Shiraz (Buyids of Fars, 934–1062) Ray (Buyids of Jibal, 943–1029) Baghdad (Buyids of Iraq, 945–1055) |
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| Religion |
Shia Islam (also Sunni, Mu'tazila Islam Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism) |
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| Government | Hereditary monarchy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emir/Shahanshah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • | 934–949 | Imad al-Dawla | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| • | 1048–1062 | Abu Mansur Fulad Sutun | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| • | Established | 934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| • | Imad al-Dawla proclaimed himself "Emir" | 934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| • | Adud al-Dawla becomes the supreme ruler of the Buyid dynasty | 979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| • | Disestablished | 1062 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Buyid dynasty or the Buyids (Persian: آل بویه Āl-e Buye), also known as Buwaihids, Bowayhids, Buyahids, or Buyyids, was an Iranian Shia dynasty of Daylamite origin. Coupled with the rise of other Iranian dynasties in the region, the approximate century of Buyid rule represents the period in Iranian history sometimes called the 'Iranian Intermezzo' since, after the Muslim conquest of Persia, it was an interlude between the rule of the Abbasid Caliphate and the Seljuk Empire.
The Buyid dynasty was founded by 'Ali ibn Buya, who in 934 conquered Fars and made Shiraz his capital, while his younger brother Hasan ibn Buya conquered parts of Jibal in the late 930s, and by 943 managed to capture Ray, which he made his capital. In 945, the youngest brother, Ahmad ibn Buya, conquered Iraq and made Baghdad his capital, receiving the honorific title of "Mu'izz al-Dawla" ("Fortifier of the State"), while 'Ali was given the title of "'Imad al-Dawla" ("Support of the State"), and Hasan was given the title of "Rukn al-Dawla" ("Pillar of the State").
As Daylamite Iranians the Buyids consciously revived symbols and practices of Persia's Sassānid dynasty. In fact, beginning with 'Adud al-Dawla they used the ancient Sassānid title Shāhanshāh (Persian: شاهنشاه), literally "king of kings".
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