Adud al-Dowleh (Azod o-dowleh) was an Emir of the Buwayhid dynasty in Iran.
He held power in Iraq and Iran from 945 to 983 CE, when he died.
He is especially remembered for being a great sponsor and patron of scientific projects during his time. An observatory was built by his orders in Isfahan where Azophi worked. al-Muqaddasi also reports of a great dam built under his orders between Shiraz, Iran and Istakhr in 960CE. The dam irrigated some 300 villages in Fars province and became known as Band-i Amir.
He also founded the Bimaristan-i Adhudi (Al-Adudi Hospital) which is where the great hakim Rhazes spent his last days practicing in. (E. Browne, p.46)
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References
- Hill, Donald Routledge, Islamic Science And Engineering, Edinburgh University Press (1993), ISBN 0-7486-0455-3
- Edward Granville Browne, Islamic Medicine, 2002, ISBN 81-87570-19-9