Kakuyids
The Kakuyids (also called Kakwayhids, Kakuwayhids or Kakuyah) () 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.
Key facts
- Country.native_name
- آل کاکویه
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Kakuyid Emirate
- Country.common_name
- Kakuyids
- Country.era
- Middle Ages
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.year_start
- 1008
- Country.year_end
- 1141
- Country.p1
- Buyid dynasty
- Country.s1
- Great Seljuq Empire
- Country.s2
- Atabegs of Yazd
- Country.image_map
- KakuyidMapHistoryofIran.png
- Country.image_map_caption
- The Kakuyids at their greatest extent
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- Origins
- History
- Kakuyid rulers
- Family tree
- References
- Sources
The Kakuyids (also called Kakwayhids, Kakuwayhids or Kakuyah) () 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.
== Origins == Scholars state that the Kakuyids were Daylamites, and relatives of Sayyida Shirin, who was from the Daylamite Bavand dynasty.