At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
Sides
Commanders: شرف الدولة بن ركن الدولة
Commanders: صمصام الدولة بن عضد الدولة
Summary
In 376 AH the Buyid state began to weaken. The army turned from Samsam al-Dawla to his brother Sharaf al-Dawla 2.
The brother's surrender
Samsam al-Dawla was humbled and went to his brother, accepting whatever he would do. He entered and kissed the ground several times. Sharaf al-Dawla said, "How are you? You have made us lonely," and then had him imprisoned 2.
The Daylam and the Turks
The Daylam, numbering 19,000, fought the Turks, who numbered 3,000. The Daylam were routed and 3,000 of them were killed. The Turks honoured Sharaf al-Dawla and brought him to Baghdad, where al-Ta'i gave him a welcome. The news of Samsam al-Dawla was kept quiet and his fate was completed 1.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 86-87
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 86
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islam.museum contributors. “War of the brothers: Sharaf al-Dawla overthrows Samsam al-Dawla”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/buyid-civil-war-376/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.