Hasanwayh

Hasanwayh ibn Husayn
Amir
Reign961-979
PredecessorʿAbd al-Wahhab ibn Windād (Aishanids)
SuccessorBadr ibn Hasanwayh
Died979
Names
Amir Abu'l-Fawaris Hasanwayh ibn Husayn Al-Barzikani Al-Kurdi
DynastyHasanwayhids
FatherHusayn Barzakan

Hasanwayh (also spelled Hasanuya), Hasanwayh Al-Kurdi also known as Abu'l-Fawaris, was the Kurdish ruler and founder of the Hasanwayhid dynasty, ruling from 961 to 979.

Hasanwayh supported the Buyids against the Samanids which enabled him in gaining some power. He would ultimately control much of Lorestan, Dinavar, Nahavand, Daquq, Shahrazur and Hamadan and was powerful to such degree in which the Buyids refrained from disturbing him. The influence of Hasanwayh reached Azerbaijan.