Abu'l-Qasim Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Fasanjus (), was an

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statesman from the Fasanjus family who served the

Buyid dynasty The Buyid dynasty or Buyid Empire was a Zaydi and later Twelver Shi'a dynasty of Daylamite origin. Founded by Imad al-Dawla, they mainly ruled over central and southern Iran and Iraq from 934 to 1062. Coupled with the rise of other Iranian dyn ...

. Ja'far was born in

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in 965/6. He was the son of Abu'l-Faraj Muhammad, who had served as a ''de facto''

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(without the actual title) in 963–967, and as full vizier in 970–971. Ja'far was appointed by the

Buyid The Buyid dynasty or Buyid Empire was a Zaydi and later Twelver Shi'a dynasty of Daylamite origin. Founded by Imad al-Dawla, they mainly ruled over central and southern Iran and Iraq from 934 to 1062. Coupled with the rise of other Iranian dyna ...

ruler

Sultan al-Dawla Abu Shuja (; 993 – December 1024), better known by his ''laqab'' of Sultan al-Dawla (Persian: سلطان الدوله, "Power of the Dynasty"), was the Buyid amir of Fars (1012–1024) and Iraq (1012–1021). He was the son of Baha' al-Dawla. ...

as his vizier in 1018/9, after the flight of the previous incumbent, al-Hasan ibn Fadl ibn Sahlan. Ja'far held the office only briefly, as he and his brothers were arrested in autumn 1019. Ja'far died at

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in 1029. He had a son known as Dhu'l-Sa'adat, who served as vizier under the Buyid ruler

Abu Kalijar Abu Kalijar Marzuban (; died October 1048) was the Buyid amir of Fars (1024–1048), Kerman (1028–1048) and Iraq (1044–1048). He was the eldest son of Sultan al-Dawla. Struggle for supremacy over the Buyid kingdom The death of Sultan al-D ...

until his execution in February 1049.

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* * * * {{The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates, edition = Second 960s births Fasanjus family 1029 deaths 11th-century Iranian people Politicians from Shiraz Year of birth uncertain Buyid viziers