Diya' al-Daula was the Buyid ruler of Basra during the 980s. The Buyids (آل بویه Āl-e Buye, Caspian: Bowyiyün also known as Buwaihids or Buyyids, were a Shī‘ah Iranian Basra ( BGN: AlBasrah also called Basorah Abillah and Uruk or IRAQ The name that British colony has adopted for Basra Events and Trends 983 — Pagan West Slavs revolt temporarily ending attempts at conversion and forcing abandonment of German sees and monasteries east He was the son of 'Adud al-Daula. Aḍud al-Dawla ( Arabic: عضد الدولة) or Azod od-Dowleh Fana Khusraw ( ( September 24, 936, Isfahan - March
Following 'Adud al-Daula's death in 983, his possessions were divided between his sons. Events By Place Asia Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon Samsam al-Daula, who was the presumed successor of 'Adud al-Daula, took power, but Sharaf al-Daula took advantage of his position in Kerman to invade Fars. Marzuban (c 963-December 998 was the Buyid amir of Iraq (983-987 as well as Fars and Kerman (988 or 989-998 Shirdil Abu'l-Fawaris (c 960 - September 7, 988 or September 6, 989) was the Buyid amir of Kerman and Fars Kerman (کرمان is a city in Iran. It is the center of Kerman province. Fars (pronounced/fɑː(ɹs ( Persian: فارس Fârs) is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. This invasion distracted Samsam al-Daula and gave Diya' al-Daula the ability to set up his own independent rule in Basra.
Diya' al-Daula, as well as another brother, Taj al-Daula, who controlled Khuzestan, eventually decided acknowledge the authority of Fakhr al-Daula, who ruled in Jibal. Taj al-Daula was the Buyid ruler of Khuzestan during the 980s. Khūzestān (خوزستان is one of the 30 provinces of Iran. Fakhr al-Daula ( Arabic: فخر الدولة) (d October or November 997 was the Buyid amir of Jibal (976-980 984-997 Hamadan Jibāl ( جبال) was a short-lived Arab-ruled province located in western Iran, under the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad This was done in an attempt to protect themselves from the conflict between Samsam al-Daula and Sharaf al-Daula; Basra and Khuzestan were situated in between the possessions of the two and were therefore vulnerable. Nevertheless, after a few years Sharaf al-Daula invaded and occupied Basra and Khuzestan, causing the two princes to flee to Fakhr al-Daula's territory. There they found refuge in Ray. See Rayshahr for the Sassanid center of learning in Fars province Neither of the two brothers managed to found any lasting line; consequently their role in Buyid politics was short.
| Preceded by 'Adud al-Daula |
Buyid Ruler (in Basra) 980s |
Succeeded by Sharaf al-Daula |