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Samsam al-Dawla

c. 963–998 · 10th century · Also known as Abu Kalijar Marzuban

Samsam al-Dawla was a Buyid emir, a son of Adud al-Dawla, who succeeded his father in Iraq in 983. His brother Sharaf al-Dawla took Baghdad from him in 987 and had him imprisoned and partly blinded. Released after Sharaf's death, he ruled Fars and Kerman from 989 until 998, when he was killed in a revolt led by sons of his cousin Izz al-Dawla.

Samsam al-Dawla
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Samsam al-Dawla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/samsam-al-dawla
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