Mu'izz al-Dawla
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Ahmad ibn Buya, after 945 better known by his laqab of Mu'izz al-Dawla, was the first of the Buyid emirs of Iraq, ruling from 945 until his death.
Coin of Mu'izz al-Dawla
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'
Mu'izz al-Dawla
…was the son of Buya, a Daylamite fisherman from Lahijan, who had left his Zoroastrian faith and converted to Islam. Ahmad had two older brothers named 'Ali and Hasan, and a sister named Kama. Around 928, Ahmad's brother Ali joined the service of Makan ibn Kaki, who was the Samanid governor of Ray. 'Ali…
Gold dinar of Imad al-Dawla, minted at Hamadan in 946/47