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Aḍud al-Dawla (Arabic: عضد الدولة ) or Azod od-Dowleh Fana Khusraw (September 24, 936, Isfahan - March 26, 983) was an emir of the Buwayhid dynasty in Iran and Iraq. Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Events By Place Asia King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon defeats Hubaekje. Esfahān or Isfahan (historically also rendered as Ispahan or Hispahan, Old Persian: Aspadana, Middle Persian: Spahān Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events By Place Asia Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon Emir ( Arabic: ar أمير;, female أميرة; emira;) ( Farsi and Urdu: امیر) The Buyids (آل بویه Āl-e Buye, Caspian: Bowyiyün also known as Buwaihids or Buyyids, were a Shī‘ah Iranian He is widely regarded as the greatest emir of the dynasty.

The son of Rukn al-Daula, Fana Khusrau was given the title of 'Adud al-Daula by the Abbasid caliph in 948 when he was made emir of Fars after the death of his childless uncle 'Imad al-Daula, after which Rukn al-Daula became the senior emir of the Buwayhids. Hasan (d September 976 was the first Buyid amir of northern and central Iran (c Fars (pronounced/fɑː(ɹs ( Persian: فارس Fârs) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. ' Ali ibn Buya "'Imad al-Daula" (c 891/2–December 949 was the founder of the Buyid state in Iran (in Shiraz, 934–949 In 974 'Adud al-Daula was sent by his father to crush a rebellion by his cousin 'Izz al-Daula. Events By Place Africa The Carmathians are defeated in Egypt by Jawhar as-Siqilli; Fatimid rule is consolidated ' Izz al-Daula (d 978 was the Buyid amir of Iraq (967-978 He was born Bakhtiyar and was the son of Mu'izz al-Daula. After defeating his cousin's forces, he claimed the emirate of Iraq for himself, angering his father, though he would become the senior emir after the death of his father.

'Adud al-Dawla became emir of Iraq while the capital of Baghdad was suffering from violence and instability owing to sectarian conflict. Baghdad (بغداد) is the Capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate, with which it is also coterminous In order to bring peace and stability to the city, he ordered the banning of public demonstrations and polemics. At the same time, he patronized a number of Shi'a scolars such as al-Mufid, and he sponsored the renovation of a number of important Shi'a shrines. TemplateInfobox Muslim scholars --> Abu 'Abd Allah Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Nu'man al-'Ukbari al-Baghdadi known

In addition, 'Adud al-Daula is credited with sponsoring and patronizing other scientific projects during his time. An observatory was built by his orders in Isfahan where Azophi worked. Esfahān or Isfahan (historically also rendered as Ispahan or Hispahan, Old Persian: Aspadana, Middle Persian: Spahān al-Muqaddasi also reports of a great dam built under his orders between Shiraz, Iran and Istakhr in 960 CE. Muhammad ibn Ahmad Shams al-Din Al-Muqaddasi (محمد بن أحمد شمس الدين المقدسي also Transliterated as Al-Maqdisi and el-Mukaddasi A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Shiraz ( شیراز Shīrāz) is the fifth most populated city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province. The dam irrigated some 300 villages in Fars province and became known as Band-i Amir. Fars (pronounced/fɑː(ɹs ( Persian: فارس Fârs) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran.

He also founded the Bimaristan-i Adhudi (Al-Adudi Hospital) which is where the great hakim Rhazes spent his last days practicing in. The Al-Adudi Hospital was a Hospital in Baghdad named after Emir 'Adud al-Daula. (E. Browne, p. 46)

He died in 983 and is buried in Najaf. Najaf ( BGN: An Najaf) is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad.

References

Hill, Donald Routledge, Islamic Science And Engineering, Edinburgh University Press (1993), ISBN 0-7486-0455-3
Edward Granville Browne, Islamic Medicine, 2002, ISBN 81-87570-19-9

Preceded by 'Imad al-Daula	Buyid Amir (in Fars & Kerman) 949–983	Succeeded by Sharaf al-Daula
Preceded by 'Izz al-Daula	Buyid Amir (in Iraq) 978–983	Succeeded by Samsam al-Daula

See Also Persian Empire History of Iran and Greater Iran (also referred to as the " Iranian Cultural Continent Classical (pre-modern Era The following is a non-comprehensive list of Iranian scientists and engineers that lived from antiquity up until the beginning of the modern Donald Routledge Hill (1922–1994 was an Engineer and historian of science and technology. Edward Granville Browne (1862&ndash1926 born in Stouts Hill, Uley, Gloucestershire, England was a British Orientalist who published ' Ali ibn Buya "'Imad al-Daula" (c 891/2–December 949 was the founder of the Buyid state in Iran (in Shiraz, 934–949 The Buyids (آل بویه Āl-e Buye, Caspian: Bowyiyün also known as Buwaihids or Buyyids, were a Shī‘ah Iranian Events By Topic Science 1 February — Belgian Astronomer Jean Meeus (b Events By Place Asia Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon Shirdil Abu'l-Fawaris (c 960 - September 7, 988 or September 6, 989) was the Buyid amir of Kerman and Fars ' Izz al-Daula (d 978 was the Buyid amir of Iraq (967-978 He was born Bakhtiyar and was the son of Mu'izz al-Daula. The Buyids (آل بویه Āl-e Buye, Caspian: Bowyiyün also known as Buwaihids or Buyyids, were a Shī‘ah Iranian Events By Place Europe Badìa Fiorentina, an abbey in Florence, Italy, is founded by Willa Margravine of Tuscany Events By Place Asia Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon Marzuban (c 963-December 998 was the Buyid amir of Iraq (983-987 as well as Fars and Kerman (988 or 989-998

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