Sharaf al-Daula

Sharaf al-Daula

Shirdil Abu'l-Fawaris (c. 960-September 7, 988 or September 6, 989) was the Buyid amir of Kerman and Fars (983-988/9), as well as Iraq (987-988/9). He was the eldest son of 'Adud al-Daula.

When Kerman was conquered by his father in 968, Abu'l-Fawaris was appointed as viceroy to that province. For some time after 977 he resided in Baghdad, but was then sent back to Kerman. As the eldest son, Shirdil regarded himself as the successor to his father; 'Adud al-Daula's apparent preference for his second son Marzuban therefore made him hostile toward his brother. 'Adud al-Daula never definitively named a successor by the time of his death in 983. Marzuban (now Samsam al-Daula) took power in Baghdad as senior amir, but Shirdil also laid his claims to the succession, and from Kerman he invaded and captured Fars.

Shirdil, who now used the title "Sharaf al-Daula", soon found his position surrounded by enemies. In the west, Samsam al-Daula ruled in Baghdad, while two more of his brothers, Taj al-Daula and Diya' al-Daula, were in control of Basra and Khuzestan. To the north, Fakhr al-Daula ruled in Ray. The next few years were spent by Sharaf al-Daula fighting against all of these individuals. He provided support to the Samanids when Fakhr al-Daula attempted to wrest Khurasan from them. Despite this, the rulers of Basra and Khuzestan soon acknowledged Fakhr al-Daula as senior amir, making the latter the most powerful of the Buyids.

Despite this turn of events, Sharaf al-Daula was able to expand his position. He recovered Buyid Oman, which had earlier seceded to Samsam al-Daula. In early 986 he captured Basra and Khuzestan, forcing the two brothers to flee to Fakhr al-Daula's territory. He then took on Samsam al-Daula; by May or June 986 the latter recognized Sharaf al-Daula as senior amir. Sharaf al-Daula probably intended to invade Fakhr al-Daula's realm, but Iraq soon slipped into anarchy and he was forced to intervene there. He entered Baghdad in 987, deposed Samsam al-Daula and imprisoned him in Fars. In July of that year the caliph proclaimed him as senior amir.

Sharaf al-Daula's next planned to subdue the Kurd Badr ibn Hasanwaih, who had taken over Diyarbakr during Samsam al-Daula's reign and was an ally of Fakhr al-Daula. The campaign failed, and not long afterwards Sharaf al-Daula died, either in 988 or 989. He had managed to mostly preserve 'Adud al-Daula's empire, but the Buyids of Ray under Fakhr al-Daula had become effectively independent. He was succeeded by his brother Baha' al-Daula, but Samsam al-Daula escaped from prison and captured Fars, Kerman and Khuzestan.

References

* R. N. Frye (1975). "The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume Four: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs". ISBN 0-521-20093-8

*Nagel, Tilman. "Buyids", Encyclopaedia Iranica. http://www.iranica.com/articles/search/searchpdf.isc?ReqStrPDFPath=/home1/iranica/articles/v4_articles/buyids&OptStrLogFile=/home/iranica/public_html/logs/pdfdownload.html


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