Shams al-Dawla

Shams al-Dawla
Coin of Shams al-Dawla
Amir of Hamadan
Reign997-1021
PredecessorFakhr al-Dawla
SuccessorSama' al-Dawla
Died1021
FatherFakhr al-Dawla
MotherSayyida Shirin
ReligionShia Islam

Abu Taher (died 1021), better known by his regnal name Shams Al-Dawla ("Sun Of The State"), was the Buyid ruler of Hamadan from 997 to 1021. He was the son of Fakhr al-Dawla.

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