Nasir al-Dawla

Nasir al-Dawla
Amir al-umara (942–943) Emir of Mosul
Gold dinar minted at Baghdad in the names of Nasir al-Dawla and Sayf al-Dawla, 943/44 CE
Reign	935–967
Successor	Abu Taghlib
Died	968 or 969 Ardumusht
Issue	Abu Taghlib, Abu'l-Fawaris, Abu'l-Qasim, Abu Abdallah al-Husayn, Abu Tahir Ibrahim
Names al-Hasan ibn Abdallah ibn Hamdan Nasir al-Dawla al-Taghlibi
Dynasty	Hamdanid
Father	Abdallah ibn Hamdan
Religion	Shia Islam

Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Abi'l-Hayja Abdallah ibn Hamdan al-Taghlibi^{[note 1]} (Arabic: أبو محمد الحسن بن أبي الهيجاء عبد الله بن حمدان التغلبي; died 968 or 969), more commonly known simply by his honorific of Nasir al-Dawla (ناصر الدولة, lit. 'Defender of the [Abbasid] Dynasty'), was the second Hamdanid ruler of the Emirate of Mosul, encompassing most of the Jazira.

As the senior member of the Hamdanid dynasty, he inherited the family power base around Mosul from his father, Abdallah ibn Hamdan, and was able to secure it against challenges by his uncles. Hasan became involved in the court intrigues of the Abbasid Caliphate in Baghdad, and, between 942 and 943, with the assistance of his brother Ali (known as Sayf al-Dawla), he established himself as amir al-umara, or de facto regent for the Abbasid caliph. He was driven back to Mosul by Turkish troops, and subsequent attempts to challenge the Buyids who seized control of Baghdad and lower Iraq in 945 ended in repeated failure. Twice, his capital Mosul was captured by Buyid forces, which were unable to defeat local opposition to their rule. As a result of his failures to retain power, Nasir al-Dawla declined in influence and prestige. He was eclipsed by the actions of his brother Ali, who established his rule more firmly over Aleppo and northern Syria. After 964, Nasir al-Dawla's eldest son Abu Taghlib exercised de facto rule over his domains, and in 967, Nasir al-Dawla was deposed and imprisoned, dying in captivity a year or two later.

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