Mu'ayyad al-Daula (d. 983) was the Buyid amir of Hamadan (976-983), Jibal (977-983), Tabaristan (980-983), and Gorgan (981-983). Events By Place Asia Wood carvers commissioned by China's Song Dynasty complete a carving of the entire Buddhist canon The Buyids (آل بویه Āl-e Buye, Caspian: Bowyiyün also known as Buwaihids or Buyyids, were a Shī‘ah Iranian Hamedān or Hamadān ( Persian: همدان, Old Persian: Hagmatana Hebrew: המזיין Ancient Greek: Ecbatana) For the 976 telephone prefix see Premium-rate telephone number Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 10 — Jibāl ( جبال) was a short-lived Arab-ruled province located in western Iran, under the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad Events By Place Europe Saint Æthelwold of Winchester, Bishop of Winchester, rebuilds the western end of the Old Minster Events By Place Europe Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine. Gorgan ( Persian: گرگان Caspian: Vergen is the capital of the Golestan Province, Iran. Events By Place Europe The great Viking explorer Eric the Red-haired leaves Norway to survey an island west of Iceland He was the third son of Rukn al-Daula. Hasan (d September 976 was the first Buyid amir of northern and central Iran (c
As part of the settlement between Rukn al-Daula and his eldest son 'Adud al-Daula in early 976, Mu'ayyad al-Daula was to receive Hamadan upon his father's death, in exchange for recognizing 'Adud al-Daula as senior amir. Aḍud al-Dawla ( Arabic: عضد الدولة) or Azod od-Dowleh Fana Khusraw ( ( September 24, 936, Isfahan - March Only a year later, Rukn al-Daula's second son Fakhr al-Daula, who ruled in Ray, rebelled against 'Adud al-Daula's authority. Fakhr al-Daula ( Arabic: فخر الدولة) (d October or November 997 was the Buyid amir of Jibal (976-980 984-997 Hamadan See Rayshahr for the Sassanid center of learning in Fars province Mu'ayyad al-Daula mobilized in support of 'Adud al-Daula, forcing Fakhr al-Daula to flee to the Ziyarids of Gorgan and Tabaristan. The Ziyarids, also spelled Zeyarids (زیاریان or آل زیار were an Iranian dynasty that ruled in the Caspian sea provinces of Gorgan This did not stop the two Buyids; 'Adud al-Daula took Gorgan in 980, while Mu'ayyad al-Daula gained control of Tabaristan in 981. Mu'ayyad al-Daula was entrusted with the newly-captured provinces as 'Adud al-Daula's subordinate.
'Adud al-Daula died in March of 983, and Mu'ayyad al-Daula followed him shortly afterwards. His vizier, Sahib ibn 'Abbad, summoned a gathering of the army and convinced its leaders to proclaim Fakhr al-Daula as his successor.
| Preceded by Rukn al-Daula |
Buyid Amir (in Hamadan) 976–983 |
Succeeded by Fakhr al-Daula |
| Preceded by Fakhr al-Daula |
Buyid Amir (in Ray) 977–983 |
Succeeded by Fakhr al-Daula |
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Buyid Amir (in Gorgan) 980–983 |
Succeeded by Fakhr al-Daula |
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Buyid Amir (in Tabaristan) 981–983 |
Succeeded by Fakhr al-Daula |