Buyid family

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The Buyid family was a powerful Iranian Shia dynasty that controlled much of Iran and Iraq in the 10th–11th centuries, ruling in the name of the Abbasid caliphs while holding real political and military power.

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instanceOf Iranian dynasty
Shia dynasty
medieval ruling family
apex reign of Adud al-Dawla
linked to: Adud al-Dawla
capital Baghdad
Ray
Shiraz
linked to: Shiraz, Iran
controlled Baghdad
Fars
Iraq
Jibal
Khuzestan
central Iran
southwestern Iran
country Iran
deFactoPowerOver Abbasid Caliphate
dynasticBranch Buyids of Fars
Buyids of Iraq
Buyids of Jibal
linked to: Jibal
endTime 11th century
ethnicOrigin Iranian
followedBy Seljuk Empire
founder Buya
governmentType hereditary monarchy
hasMember Abu Kalijar
Adud al-Dawla
Ahmad ibn Buya
linked to: Aḥmad ibn Būya

Ali ibn Buya
Baha al-Dawla
Fakhr al-Dawla
Hasan ibn Buya
linked to: Ḥasan ibn Būya

Imad al-Dawla
Jalal al-Dawla
Muizz al-Dawla
Rukn al-Dawla
Samsam al-Dawla
Sharaf al-Dawla
Sultan al-Dawla
al-Malik al-Rahim
language Arabic
Persian
namedAfter Buya
notableEvent seizure of Baghdad in 945 by Muizz al-Dawla
partOf Buyid dynasty
patronage Islamic scholarship
Persian literature
Shia religious institutions
politicalSystem emirate
precededBy Abbasid Caliphate (direct rule in Iraq)
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
region Iraq
religion Shia Islam
ruledInNameOf Abbasid caliphs
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
startTime 10th century

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Buyid period hasRulingHouse Buyid family