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Jalal al-Dawla
One of the last effective rulers of the Buyid dynasty, he governed Iraq from 1027 while nominally honoring the Abbasid caliph.…
Timeline
- 1027–1040Baghdad · BaghdadHe ruled Iraq after his brother Musharrif al-Dawla, maintaining the Shia Buyid state centered on Baghdad while keeping complex diplomatic relations with the Fatimids and various Buyid branches.
- 1041–1044Baghdad · BaghdadAfter 1041 Seljuk forces pressed in from the east; Jalal al-Dawla was powerless to halt Turkic expansion, revolts were frequent at home, and he died in 1044, leaving Buyid rule in Iraq nominal in name only.
Sources
- The Buwayhid Dynasty of Baghdad — M. K. M. A. Momen
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Buwayhids — Brill https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/