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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iranian dynasty
Shia dynasty
medieval ruling family
apex reign of Adud al-Dawla NERFINISHED
capital Baghdad NERFINISHED
Ray NERFINISHED
Shiraz NERFINISHED
controlled Baghdad NERFINISHED
Fars NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Jibal NERFINISHED
Khuzestan NERFINISHED
central Iran
southwestern Iran
country Iran
deFactoPowerOver Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
dynasticBranch Buyids of Fars NERFINISHED
Buyids of Iraq NERFINISHED
Buyids of Jibal NERFINISHED
endTime 11th century
ethnicOrigin Iranian
followedBy Seljuk Empire NERFINISHED
founder Buya NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary monarchy
hasMember Abu Kalijar NERFINISHED
Adud al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Ahmad ibn Buya NERFINISHED
Ali ibn Buya NERFINISHED
Baha al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Fakhr al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Hasan ibn Buya NERFINISHED
Imad al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Jalal al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Muizz al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Rukn al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Samsam al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Sharaf al-Dawla NERFINISHED
Sultan al-Dawla NERFINISHED
al-Malik al-Rahim NERFINISHED
language Arabic
Persian
namedAfter Buya NERFINISHED
notableEvent seizure of Baghdad in 945 by Muizz al-Dawla
partOf Buyid dynasty NERFINISHED
patronage Islamic scholarship
Persian literature
Shia religious institutions
politicalSystem emirate
precededBy Abbasid Caliphate (direct rule in Iraq) NERFINISHED
region Iraq NERFINISHED
religion Shia Islam
ruledInNameOf Abbasid caliphs NERFINISHED
startTime 10th century

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Buyid period hasRulingHouse Buyid family