Ruler · 963 – 998

Samsam al-Dawla

Lived 963 – 998. Amir of Buyid dynasty, 983 – 987.

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Lived: 963 – 998; 35 years
In office: 4 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Buyid dynasty
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Amir

Buyid dynasty · the 4th of 6 dated reigns · 945 – 1021

Mu'izz al-Dawla945 – 967

Izz al-Dawla967 – 978

'Adud al-Dawla967 – 983

Samsam al-Dawla983 – 987

Baha al-Dawla988 – 1012

Sultan al-Dawla1012 – 1021

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

Reigned 983 – 987 · 4 years · came to it aged 20

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 987; they died in 998

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