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Sharaf al-Dawla
Sharaf al-Dawla was a Buyid emir, the eldest son of Adud al-Dawla. After his father's death in 983 he ruled Fars and Kerman, then fought his brother Samsam al-Dawla for the inheritance, took Baghdad in 987 and became senior emir of the dynasty. He died in 989 and was followed in Iraq by his brother Baha al-Dawla.
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