Buyid Dynasty

آل بویِه
Āl-e Buye
CapitalShiraz
(Buyids of Fars, 934–1062)
Ray
(Buyids of Jibal, 943–1029)
Baghdad
(Buyids of Iraq, 945–1055)
Common languages
  • Arabic (official and court language; lingua franca)
  • Middle Persian (secondary court language)
  • Persian (popular)
  • Daylami (native)
Religion
Shia Islam
(also Sunni, Mu'tazila Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Judaism)
GovernmentHereditary monarchy
Emir/Shahanshah 
• 934–949
Imad al-Dawla
• 1048–1062
Abu Mansur Fulad Sutun
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
934
• Imad al-Dawla proclaimed himself "Emir"
934
• Adud al-Dawla becomes the supreme ruler of the Buyid dynasty
979
• Disestablished
1062