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Nasr al-Dawla ibn Marwan

r. 1011–1061 · 11th century · Also known as Nasr al-Dawla Ahmad ibn Marwan

Nasr al-Dawla Ahmad ibn Marwan was the Kurdish Marwanid ruler of Diyar Bakr from 1011 to 1061, ruling from Mayyafariqin. During his fifty-year reign he kept peace with the Byzantine Empire, the Fatimids and the rising Seljuks through diplomacy and gifts. His capital gained mosques, a hospital and bridges, and attracted scholars and refugees from Baghdad.

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