11 Facts About Buyid dynasty

Buyid dynasty, spelled Buwayhid, was a Shia Iranian dynasty of Daylamite origin, which mainly ruled over Iraq and central and southern Iran from 934 to 1062.

Buyid dynasty was founded by 'Ali ibn Buya, who in 934 conquered Fars and made Shiraz his capital.

Buyid dynasty received the laqab or honorific title of Mu'izz al-Dawla.

Buyid dynasty reached its zenith under Adud al-Dawla, who is remembered for his open-mindedness and building projects such as the Band-e Amir near Shiraz.

Under him, the Buyid dynasty realm stretched from the Byzantine border in Syria in the west to the borders of Khorasan in the east.

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Contrary to the Samanids, who ruled over a mostly Sunni Muslim population in Central Asia, the Buyid dynasty realm was populated by many Zoroastrians and Christians.

Buyid dynasty had a son named Buya, who was a fisherman from Lahijan, and later left Zoroastrianism and converted to Islam.

However, when the Buyid dynasty territories increased, they began recruiting Turks into their cavalry, who had played a prominent role in the Abbasid military.

The Buyid dynasty army consisted of Kurds, who, along with the Turks, were Sunnis, while the Daylamites were Shi'i Muslims.

Many prominent poets in the Buyid dynasty realm wrote in New Persian, such as Abu Muhammad Mansur ibn Ali al-Mantiqi al-Razi, Khusrawi Sarakhsi and Abu Zayd Muhammad ibn Ali al-Ghada'iri al-Razi.

Buyid dynasty used Nowruz as a model for two newly created festivals, which were celebrated annually in the town of Fana Khusraw-gird.