'Adud al-Dawla
| 'Adud al-Dawla | |
|---|---|
| Amir al-Umara King of Kings | |
Golden medallion of enthroned Sasanian style Adud al-Dawla Cast and chased in high relief, holding a goblet and surrounded by attendants, with lions beneath the throne. | |
| Emir of Fars | |
| Reign | December 949 – 26 March 983 |
| Predecessor | Imad al-Dawla |
| Successor | Sharaf al-Dawla |
| Emir of Kerman | |
| Reign | 967 – 26 March 983 |
| Predecessor | Mu'izz al-Dawla |
| Successor | Sharaf al-Dawla |
| Emir of Iraq and Jazira | |
| Reign | 978 – 26 March 983 |
| Predecessor | Izz al-Dawla |
| Successor | Samsam al-Dawla |
| Born | 24 September 936 Isfahan, Saffarid dynasty |
| Died | 26 March 983 (aged 46) Baghdad, Buyid dynasty |
| Burial | |
| Consort | Sayyida bint Siyahgil |
| Issue | Sharaf al-Dawla Samsam al-Dawla Baha' al-Dawla Shahnaz Bint Fanna |
| House | Buyid |
| Father | Rukn al-Dawla |
| Mother | Firuzanid noblewoman |
| Religion | Twelver Shia Islam |
Fannā (Panāh) Khusraw (Persian: پناه (فنا) خسرو), better known by his laqab of ʿAḍud al-Dawla (Arabic: عضد الدولة, lit. 'pillar of the dynasty'; 24 September 936 – 26 March 983) was an emir of the Buyid dynasty, ruling from 949 to 983. At the height of his power, he ruled an empire stretching from Makran to Yemen and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. He is widely regarded as the greatest monarch of the Buyid dynasty, and by the end of his reign he was the most powerful ruler in the Middle East.