Buyid

noun

Bu·​yid
ˈbüyə̇d
variants or Buwayhid or less commonly Buwaihid
ˈbüwāˌhid
plural Buyids
ˈbüyə̇dz
or Buyides
",
-ˌyīdz
or Buwayhids
ˈbüwāˌhidz
or Buwayhides
-ˌhīdz
: a member of a Persian Shiʽite dynasty that arose in a.d. 932 and extended its authority into Baghdad and reduced the caliphs to puppets before being overthrown by the Seljuk sultans in 1055

Word History

Etymology

Abu Shaja Buya or Buwavha or Buwaiha, flourished a.d. 932 founder of the dynasty + English -id

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“Buyid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Buyid. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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