Rise of the Buyid Dynasty's Predecessor Forces

Name: Rise of the Buyid Dynasty's Predecessor Forces
Start: 890
End: 899

Type Event Region Persia Time c. 890–899

In the 890s CE the brothers Ali, Hasan, and Ahmad, sons of Buyy, rose as mercenary commanders in Fars and Jibal, precursors to the Buyid dynasty foun…

Timeline

c. 890–893Daylam · PersiaAli, Hasan, and Ahmad, Daylamite sons of Buyy, raised Daylamite infantry forces in the mountains of Jibal, hired by local Abbasid powers, and became known for their elite mountain infantry.
c. 894–899Isfahan · PersiaThe three brothers captured Isfahan around 894, then expanded into Fars, gradually moving beyond mere mercenary status to become local military strongmen controlling the Persian heartland, laying the foundation for the formal founding of the Buyid dynasty in 934.

Sources

Būyid Dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Buyid-Dynasty
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4 — R. N. Frye (ed.) (1975)