Baha al-Dawla

Baha al-Dawla
Amir al-umara
Gold dinar of Baha al-Dawla
Amir of Iraq
Reign988–1012
PredecessorSharaf al-Dawla
SuccessorSultan al-Dawla
Amir of Fars and Kerman
Reign998–1012
PredecessorSamsam al-Dawla
SuccessorQawam al-Dawla (in Kerman)
Sultan al-Dawla (in Fars)
BornUnknown
971
DiedDecember 22, 1012
Arrajan
IssueQawam al-Dawla
Sultan al-Dawla
Musharrif al-Dawla
Jalal al-Dawla
FatherAdud al-Dawla
ReligionShia Islam

Abu Nasr Firuz Kharshadh (Arabic: أبو نصر فيروز خوارشاذ; died December 22, 1012), better known by his laqab of Baha al-Dawla (Arabic: بهاء الدوله, romanizedBahaʾ al-Dawla, lit.'Splendour of the State') was the Buyid amir of Iraq (988–1012), along with Fars and Kerman (998–1012). His early reign was dominated by struggles with his rival relatives over control of the western Persian provinces, but by 998 he managed to establish his supremacy over the Buyid confederation. His reign nevertheless saw the increasing encroachment of neighbouring powers on Buyid territory, and marks the beginning of the decline of the Buyids' power. He was the third son of 'Adud al-Dawla.