13 Facts About Buyids

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

The Buyids had many inscriptions carved at the Achaemenid ruins of Persepolis, thus suggesting a form of veneration of the site, which the Buyids thought was built by the mythical Iranian king Jamshid.

Regardless, the Buyids were known for supporting the Sunni Abbasid caliphs and being tolerant of the Sunni population, who formed the majority of their realm.

The Buyids were descendants of Panah-Khusrow, a Zoroastrian from Daylam.

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

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The Buyids claimed royal lineage from Bahram V, the King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire.

Luckily for the Buyids, Mardavij was assassinated shortly thereafter in 935, which caused chaos in the Ziyarid territories, a perfect situation for the Buyid brothers; Ali and Ahmad conquered Khuzistan, while Hasan captured the Ziyarid capital of Isfahan, and, in 943, captured Rey, which became his capital, thus conquering all of Jibal.

Buyids promoted the use of fahlaviyat, a designation for poetry composed in the local northwestern Iranian dialects and languages.

The Buyids had many inscriptions carved at the Achaemenid ruins of Persepolis, thus suggesting a form of venetration of the site, which the Buyids thought was built by the mythical Iranian king Jamshid.

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

Moojen Momen explains this transition from Zaydism to Twelverism, by noting that, since the Buyids were not descendants of Ali, the first Shi'i Imam, Zaydism would have required them to install an Imam from Ali's family.

So, Buyids tended toward Twelverism, which has an occulted Imam, a more politically attractive option to them.

Buyids rarely attempted to enforce a particular religious view upon their subjects except in matters where it would be politically expedient.