Buyid Domination of Baghdad and the Eclipse of Abbasid Authority (945–1055)

1. Mu'izz al-Dawla’s rule consolidates Buyid control

   Jan 1, 945Labels: Mu'izz al-Dawla, Baghdad, Buyid Emirate

   • Mu izz
   • Britannica Iraq

2. Mu'izz al-Dawla seizes Baghdad

   Dec 1, 945Labels: Mu'izz al-Dawla, Baghdad, Amir al-umar

   • Britannica
   • Britannica Iraq

3. Al-Mustakfi deposed; al-Muti installed

   Jan 28, 946Labels: Al-Mustakfi, Al-Muti, Abbasid Caliphate

   • Al Muti
   • Al Mustakfi

4. Buyids defeat Hamdanids in Baghdad fighting

   Apr 1, 946Labels: Hamdanids, Buyid Forces, Baghdad

   • Battle 946

5. Death of Mu'izz al-Dawla and succession

   Apr 8, 967Labels: Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid Succession, Iraqi Buyids

   • Mu izz

6. Al-Muti abdicates; al-Ta'i becomes caliph

   Aug 5, 974Labels: Al-Muti, Al-Tai, Abbasid Caliphate

   • Al Ta i
   • Al Muti

7. ʿAḍud al-Dawla emerges as sole Buyid ruler

   Jan 1, 977Labels: A ud, Buyid Dynasty, Iraq

   • Britannica
   • Adud Britannica

8. Al-ʿAdudi Hospital opens in Baghdad

   Jan 1, 981Labels: Al- Adudi, Baghdad, Public Works

   • Al Adudi
   • Bimaristan

9. Death of ʿAḍud al-Dawla and renewed fragmentation

   Jan 1, 983Labels: A ud, Buyid Fragmentation, Iraq

   • Adud Britannica
   • Britannica

10. Baha al-Dawla takes control of Buyid Iraq

    Jan 1, 988Labels: Bah al-Dawla, Buyid Iraq, Buyid Confederacy

    • Baha

11. Al-Ta'i deposed; al-Qadir installed by Buyids

    Nov 22, 991Labels: Bah al-Dawla, Al-Tai, Al-Qadir

    • Al Qadir
    • Al Ta i

12. Al-Qadir reign begins under Buyid dominance

    Nov 22, 991Labels: Al-Qadir, Abbasid Caliphate, Buyid Overlordship

    • Al Qadir
    • Britannica Iraq

13. Al-Malik al-Rahim becomes last Buyid amir

    Oct 1, 1048Labels: Al-Malik al-Rahim, Buyid Amir, Baghdad

    • Al Rahim

14. Seljuk forces take Baghdad, ending Buyid rule

    Jan 1, 1055Labels: ughril Beg, Seljuks, Baghdad

    • Siege 1055
    • Al Rahim