Abu Kalijar Marzuban, also known as Samsam al-Dawla (Arabic: صمصام الدولة, romanized: Ṣamṣām al-Dawla, lit. 'Lion of the Dynasty'; c. 963 – December 998)...

"Baha' al-Dawla." However, Samsam al-Dawla, with the aid of Fuladh ibn Manadhar, suppressed the rebellion, and imprisoned Baha al-Dawla. Samsam al-Dawla shortly...

now used the title "Sharaf al-Dawla" (شرف الدولة), soon found his position surrounded by enemies. In the west, Samsam al-Dawla ruled in Baghdad, while two...

the title of "Samsam al-Dawla". However, Adud al-Dawla's other son, Shirdil Abu'l-Fawaris, challenged the authority of Samsam al-Dawla, resulting in a...

allegiance to Adud al-Dawla's second son, Marzuban, under the name of Samsam al-Dawla. Al-Ta'i' recognized the succession, investing Samsam al-Dawla with the title...

al-Dawla Samsam al-Dawla Sayf al-Dawla Shams al-Dawla Sharaf al-Dawla Shibl al-Dawla Nasr Siraj ud-Dawla Sultan al-Dawla Taj al-Dawla 'Uddat al-Dawla...

Imad al-Dawla (934–949) 'Adud al-Dawla (949–983) Sharaf al-Dawla (983–989) Samsam al-Dawla (989–998) Baha' al-Dawla (998–1012) Sultan al-Dawla (1012–1024)...

Baha' al-Dawla his empire. Another brother, Samsam al-Dawla, seized Fars, Kerman and Khuzestan, depriving Baha' al-Dawla of those areas. Fakhr al-Dawla attempted...

coinage of Majd al-dawla until years later." Samsam al-Dawla soon died afterwards, and by 999 Fars was under the control of Baha al-Dawla, who had now become...

The abnāʾ al-dawla (Arabic: أبناء الدولة, meaning "sons of the regime/dynasty"), often simply " the Abnāʾ", is a term for the Khorasani Arabs who had participated...