Imad al-Dawla
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Ali ibn Buya, commonly known by his laqab Imad al-Dawla, was the founder of the Buyid amirate of Fars, ruling as its amir from 934 to 949. Together with his two younger brothers, Rukn al-Dawla and Mu'
Gold dinar of Imad al-Dawla, minted at Hamadan in 946/47
Daylam
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Daylam, also known in the plural form Daylaman, was the name of a mountainous region of inland Gilan, Iran. It was so named for its inhabitants, known as the Daylamites.
Imad al-Dawla
…al-Dawla, he established a triumvirate, centered on Ray, Shiraz and Baghdad. Ali was the eldest son of Abu Shuja Buya, a fisherman of modest origin from Daylam, a region in northern Iran. Abu Shuja Buya was most likely a recent convert to Islam, which explains the Arabic names of his sons, typical of the…
Nature of Deylaman