Sayyida Shirin, simply known as Sayyida, was a Bavandid princess, who was the wife of the Buyid amir Fakhr al-Dawla.
12 Facts About Sayyida Shirin
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Sayyida Shirin was the regent of most of Jibal during the minority of her son, Majd al-Dawla, and served as de facto ruler after her formal regency had ended during the reign of her son.
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Sayyida Shirin is notable for securing the governorship of Isfahan to her first cousin Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, thus marking the start of the Kakuyid dynasty.
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Sayyida Shirin was the daughter of Rustam II, the ispahbadh of the Bavand dynasty in Tabaristan, a region in northern Iran.
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Sayyida Shirin was married to the Buyid amir Fakhr al-Dawla, who ruled Jibal, Tabaristan and Gurgan.
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Sayyida Shirin escaped to the Badr ibn Hasanwayh, and together with Shams al-Dawla they put Ray under siege.
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Sayyida Shirin was imprisoned by his mother in the fort of Tabarak, while Shams al-Dawla took to power in Ray.
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In 1014, Majd al-Dawla and Sayyida Shirin were forced to flee to Damavand following an attack on Ray by Shams al-Dawla.
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However, a mutiny amongst the troops of Shams al-Dawla forced the latter to return to Hamadan, while Majd al-Dawla and Sayyida Shirin returned to Ray.
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In 1016, Majd al-Dawla and Sayyida Shirin declined the demand of the Daylamite military officer Ibn Fuladh to become the governor of Qazvin.
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When Sayyida Shirin died in 1028, the consequences of the political seclusion of Majd al-Dawla became apparent.
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Sayyida Shirin was faced with a revolt by his Daylamite soldiers, and requested the assistance of the Ghaznavid ruler Mahmud in dealing with them.