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1 Dirham - Samsam al-Dawla As independent ruler, Tawwaj
| Issuer | Buyid dynasty (Samsam al-Dawla) |
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| Year | 378 AH |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse lettering | لله محمد رسول الله صمصام الدولة عضد الدولة الطائع لله محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى ودين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون |
| Edge | Plain. |
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Samsam al-Dawla's independent coinage from Tawwaj reflects the fractured political reality of the Buyid confederation after 978 CE, when the dynasty's territories were effectively partitioned among competing brothers. Tawwaj, a mint town in Fars province, struck silver dirhams for Samsam al-Dawla during his tenure as ruler of Fars and Khuzestan — a period defined by near-constant conflict with his brother Sharaf al-Dawla, who eventually seized power from him in 983 CE and had him blinded.
378 AH places this piece squarely in that contested window.