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Baha al-Dawla

970–1012 · 10th century

Baha al-Dawla was a Buyid ruler, a son of Adud al-Dawla, who held Baghdad and Iraq from 989 and later reunited Fars, ruling until his death in 1012. He took power after the death of his brother Sharaf al-Dawla and fought long wars with rival members of his family. In 991 he deposed the Abbasid caliph al-Ta'i and installed al-Qadir, showing the Buyids' control over the caliphate.

Baha al-Dawla
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