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Fars province

province of Iran

8 dated entries naming Fars province, drawn from 8 separate years between 220 CE and 1972 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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3rd century

  • 220King Ardashir I, founder of the Sassanid dynasty, gains support from some Parthian sub-kings and revolts against the rule of Vologases VI. Ardashir, a grandson of Sasan, had ruled Persis since 208 and six years earlier gained control of the region surrounding Persepolis.source

10th century

  • 934Summer – Ali ibn Buya, a Samanid governor, takes advantage of the anarchy in Persia and conquers Fars (modern Iran). He founds the Buyid Dynasty, and makes Shiraz his capital. Ali seeks the recognition of the Abbasid caliph Ar-Radi, who confirms him later as his viceroy.source
  • 960Sharaf al-Dawla, Buyid emir of Kerman and Fars (approximate date)source
  • 989Sharaf al-Dawla, Buyid emir of Kerman and Fars (b. 960)source
  • 993Sultan al-Dawla, Buyid emir of Fars (d. 1024)source

11th century

  • 1024Sultan al-Dawla, Buyid emir of Fars (b. 993)source
  • 1062Abu Mansur Fulad Sutun, Buyid emir of Farssource

20th century

  • 1972April 10 – The 6.7 Qir earthquake shakes southern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 5,374 people in the province of Fars.source

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