Kakuyids
The Kakuyids (also called Kakwayhids, Kakuwayhids or Kakuyah) (Persian: آل کاکویه) were a Shia Muslim dynasty of Daylamite origin that held power in western Persia, Jibal and Kurdistan (c. 1008–c. 1051). They later became atabegs (governors) of Yazd, Isfahan and Abarkuh from c. 1051 to 1141. They were related to the Buyids.
Kakuyid Emirate آل کاکویه | |||||||||||
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| 1008–1141 | |||||||||||
The Kakuyids at their greatest extent | |||||||||||
| Capital | Isfahan (1008–1051) Yazd (1051–1141) | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Persian | ||||||||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||||
• 1008–1041 | Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar | ||||||||||
• 1095–1141 | Garshasp II | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 1008 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1141 | ||||||||||
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