Abu'l-Fawaris ( fa, ابوالفوارس}), better known by his regnal name Qawam al-Dawla ( fa, قوامالدوله}; April 1000 – October/November 1028), was the
Buyid
The Buyid dynasty ( fa, آل بویه, Āl-e Būya), also spelled Buwayhid ( ar, البويهية, Al-Buwayhiyyah), was a Shia Islam, Shia Iranian peoples, Iranian dynasty of Daylamites, Daylamite origin, which mainly ruled over Iraq and central ...
ruler of
Kerman (1012–1028). He was the son of
Baha' al-Dawla.
Biography
When Abu'l-Fawaris' brother
Sultan al-Dawla became the senior amir of the Buyids in 1012, he appointed Abu'l-Fawaris (thereafter known as ''Qawam al-Dawla'', "Foundation of the State") as governor of Kerman. When Sultan al-Dawla left
Fars for
Iraq
Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...
in around 1017, Qawam al-Dawla decided to attack. With the support of the
Ghaznavids, he invaded and occupied Fars. A counterattack expelled him from that province, but he managed to retain his hold on Kerman. Sultan al-Dawla died in 1024, and his son
Abu Kalijar managed to gain control of Fars. Eventually, Qawam al-Dawla and Abu Kalijar engaged in hostilities against each other; the fighting ceased only when Qawam al-Dawla died in late 1028. He was poisoned; Abu Kalijar took over Kerman.
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Buyid emirs of Kerman
1000 births
1028 deaths
11th-century rulers in Asia
11th-century Iranian people