The Fasanjas family (also spelled Fasanjus), was the name of a

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

noble-family which served the

Buyid dynasty The Buyid dynasty ( fa, آل بویه, Āl-e Būya), also spelled Buwayhid ( ar, البويهية, Al-Buwayhiyyah), was a Shia Iranian dynasty of Daylamite origin, which mainly ruled over Iraq and central and southern Iran from 934 to 1062. Coupl ...

. The first member of the family was

Abu'l-Fadl al-Abbas ibn Fasanjas Abu'l-Faḍl al-Abbas ibn Fasanjas ( fa, ابوالفضل عباس بن فسانجس), was an Iranian statesman Fasanjas family who served the Buyid dynasty. He was from a rich Iranian noble family which was native to Shiraz in Fars. When the Buyi ...

, a rich nobleman native to

Shiraz Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...

, who was in the service of the two Buyid brothers

Imad al-Dawla Ali ibn Buya ( fa, علی بن بویه, ar, علی بن بویه), commonly known by his ''laqab'' (honorific epithet) Imad al-Dawla (; c. 891/2 – December 949), was the founder of the Buyid amirate of Fars, ruling as its ''amir'' (ruler) f ...

and

Mu'izz al-Dawla Ahmad ibn Buya (Persian: احمد بن بویه, died April 8, 967), after 945 better known by his ''laqab'' of Mu'izz al-Dawla ( ar, المعز الدولة البويهي, "Fortifier of the Dynasty"), was the first of the Buyid emirs of Iraq, ...

. He later died in 953 at the age 77.

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