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'Adud al-Dawla

936 - 983

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Fannā (Panāh) Khusraw (Persian: پناه (فنا) خسرو), better known by his laqab of ʿAḍud al-Dawla (Arabic: عضد الدولة, lit. 'pillar of the [Abbasid] dynasty'; 24 September 936 – 26 March 983) was an emir of the Buyid dynasty, ruling from 949 to 983, and at his height of power ruling an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He is widely regarded as the greatest monarch of the dynasty, and by the end of his reign he was the most powerful ruler in the Middle East. The son of Rukn al-Dawla, Fanna Khusraw was given the title of Adud al-Dawla by the Abbasid caliph in 948 when he was made emir of Fars after the death of his childless uncle Imad al-Dawla, after which Rukn al-Dawla became the senior emir of the Buyids. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of 'Adud al-Dawla has received more than 124,917 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). 'Adud al-Dawla is the 5,315th most popular politician (up from 5,873rd in 2019), the 175th most popular biography from Iran (up from 177th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Iranian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, 'Adud al-Dawla ranks 5,315 out of 19,576. Before him are Gyebaek, Leonardo Sciascia, Anna of Savoy, Va'aletoa Sualauvi II, Tadukhipa, and Amel-Marduk. After him are Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Agatha Barbara, Wilfred the Hairy, Trường Chinh, and King Xuan of Zhou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 936, 'Adud al-Dawla ranks 2. Before him is Al-Zahrawi.  Among people deceased in 983, 'Adud al-Dawla ranks 3. Before him are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Pope Benedict VII.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, 'Adud al-Dawla ranks 175 out of 631. Before him are Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), Jafar Panahi (1960), Harpagus (-700), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), and Shaul Mofaz (1948). After him are Al-Baydawi (1201), Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), Sinatruces of Parthia (-157), Shaykh Tusi (995), Barbet Schroeder (1941), and Googoosh (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, 'Adud al-Dawla ranks 98. Before him are Phraates V (-100), Vologases III of Parthia (100), Mir-Hossein Mousavi (1942), Tiridates I of Armenia (null), Mehdi Bazargan (1907), and Shaul Mofaz (1948). After him are Arsaces II of Parthia (-300), Sinatruces of Parthia (-157), Pacorus I (-63), Arsames (-550), Apama (-400), and Shahrokh Shah (1734).

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