Ruler · 936 – 983

'Adud al-Dawla

Lived 936 – 983; ruler, military leader, engineer, scientist. Amir of Buyid dynasty, 967 – 983.

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Lived: 936 – 983; 47 years
In office: 16 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Buyid dynasty
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Amir

Buyid dynasty · the 3rd of 3 dated reigns · 945 – 983

Mu'izz al-Dawla945 – 967

Izz al-Dawla967 – 978

'Adud al-Dawla967 – 983

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 967 – 983 · 16 years · came to it aged 31

Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 983, the year they died

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