Mu'ayyad al-Dawla
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Abu Mansur Buya (
Buyid amir of Hamadan (976–983), Jibal (977–983), Tabaristan (980–983), and Gorgan (981–983). He was the third son of Rukn al-Dawla
.
Biography
Abu Mansur Buya was the son of Rukn al-Dawla and a daughter of the
Daylamite military officer named Muhammad ibn Makan
, attacked Isfahan. Abu Mansur Buya, along with family and followers, were then forced to leave the city.
The eldest son of Rukn al-Dawla,
Abu 'l-Fadl ibn al-'Amid, then marched towards Isfahan and defeated Muhammad ibn Makan. After Isfahan was in safe Buyid hands once again, Abu Mansur Buya, along with his family and followers, then returned to the city. In ca. 958, Abu Mansur Buya went to Baghdad, and married Mu'izz al-Dawla
's daughter Zubayda. After the marriage, he returned with her to Isfahan. Later in 966, Abu Mansur Buya was given the honorific title of "Mu'ayyad al-Dawla"
As part of the settlement between Rukn al-Dawla and his eldest son 'Adud al-Dawla in early 976, Mu'ayyad al-Dawla was to receive Hamadan upon his father's death, in exchange for recognizing 'Adud al-Dawla as senior amir. Only a year later, Rukn al-Dawla's second son
Ziyarids
of Gorgan and Tabaristan. This did not stop the two Buyids; 'Adud al-Dawla took Gorgan in 980, while Mu'ayyad al-Dawla gained control of Tabaristan in 981. Mu'ayyad al-Dawla was entrusted with the newly captured provinces as 'Adud al-Dawla's subordinate.
'Adud al-Dawla died in March 983, and Mu'ayyad al-Dawla followed him shortly afterwards. His vizier,
Sahib ibn 'Abbad
, summoned a gathering of the army and convinced its leaders to proclaim Fakhr al-Dawla as his successor.
References
- Busse, Heribert (1975). "Iran under the Buyids". In ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- . London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 578–586.
- Basil Blackwell.
- S2CID 159540778.