Buyid dynasty
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The Buyid dynasty or Buyid Empire was a Zaydi and later Twelver Shi'a dynasty of Daylamite origin. Founded by Imad al-Dawla, they mainly ruled over central and southern Iran, and Iraq from 934 to 1062
Portrait of Rukn al-Dawla (949-977), Al-Muhammadiya mint, dated 962-3
Gold ewer of the Buyid Period, mentioning Buyid ruler Izz al-Dawla Bakhtiyar ibn Mu'izz al-Dawla, 966–977 CE, Iran
Coinage of Buyid amir Abu Kalijar (r.1024–1048)
Silk with depiction of horsemen, produced under the Buyids
Iranian Intermezzo
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The Iranian Intermezzo, also called the Persian Renaissance, was a period in Iranian history marked by the rise to power of the first Iranian Muslim dynasties. Beginning 170 years after the Arab conqu
Buyid dynasty
…1062. The Buyids, together with the rise of other Iranian dynasties in the region, represents a period in Iranian history sometimes referred to as the Iranian Intermezzo. The Buyid dynasty was founded by Ali ibn Buya, who in 934 conquered Fars and made Shiraz his capital. He received the laqab or honorific title of Imad…
Wall painting of a mounted falconer in decorated caftan from Nīshāpūr area, Sāmānid, 10th-century (Museum of Islamic Archaeology, Tehran, Iran)
Coinage of Sallarid ruler Wahsudan ibn Muhammad, dated 954-5 CE
Coins issued by the Hasanwayhid dynasty