Bahram ibn Mafinna
Bahram ibn Mafinna (
Biography
Early career
Unlike the majority of the Buyid viziers, Bahram bore an Iranian name, and his father also had an Iranian name which was an
Vizierate
However, during the conflict his vizier Ibn Makram was killed, and Bahram was shortly appointed by Abu Kalijar as his new vizier. During his period as a vizier, Bahram's prominent talents as a general and an administrator, and tolerance against other religions, made him famous among the subjects of the Buyid state.
In 1030, another rival and relative of Abu Kalijar,
In 1033 the Ghaznavids invaded Kerman, with the object of overrunning the Buyid states. However, the financial obligations imposed on the people of Kerman convinced them that Buyid rule would be preferable. In the following year, Bahram ibn Mafinna expelled the Ghaznavids from the province.[2][3] In 1037/8, a civil war broke in Oman between the princes of the local vassal dynasty in the region. Bahram shortly interfered in the civil war, and brought peace to the region.
Bahram later died in 1041/2, and was succeeded by Dhu'l-Sa'adat as the vizier of Abu Kalijar.[2] According to the historian Hugh N. Kennedy, Bahram was the last great vizier of the Buyids.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Bosworth 2010.
- ^ a b c Kennedy 2004, p. 242.
- ^ Bosworth 1975, p. 189.
Sources
- Bosworth, C. Edmund (2010). "EBN MAFANA". Encyclopaedia Iranica. London et al.: C. Edmund Bosworth.
- ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- ISBN 0-582-40525-4.