# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sa-d-al-dawla
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:12:59.686Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sa-d-al-dawla"
name: "Sa'd al-Dawla"
slug: "sa-d-al-dawla"
description: "Abu 'l-Ma'ali Sharif, more commonly known by his honorific title, Sa'd al-Dawla, was the second ruler of the Hamdanid Emirate of Aleppo, encompassing most of northern Syria. The son of the emirate's founder, Sayf al-Dawla, he inherited the throne at a young age and in the midst of a major offensive by the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros II Phokas that within two years conquered the western portions of his realm and turned Aleppo into a tributary state. Facing a multitude of rebellions and desertions until 977, Sa'd was unable even to enter his own capital, which was in the hands of his father's chief minister, Qarquya. By maintaining close relations with the Buyids, he managed to re-establish his authority in parts of the Jazira, but his rule was soon challenged by the rebellion of his governor Bakjur, who was supported by the Fatimids of Egypt. In turn, Sa'd came to rely increasingly on Byzantine assistance, although he continued to fluctuate in his allegiance between Byzantium, the Buyids, and the Fatimids."
tagline: "Hamdanid ruler of Aleppo from 967 to 991"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "952"
deathDate: "0991-12-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           45.91
  momentum:             7.794117647058823
  historical:           8.749677333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%DB%81_%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C"
    title: "سعد الدولہ حمدانی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A"
    title: "سعد الدولة الحمداني"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad-ad-Dawla_(hamd%C3%A0nida)"
    title: "Sad-ad-Dawla (hamdànida)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%B1%CE%BB-%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AC_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%A7%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%80%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85"
    title: "Σαντ αλ-Νταουλά του Χαλεπίου"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'd_al-Dawla_of_Aleppo"
    title: "Sa'd al-Dawla of Aleppo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'd_al-Dawla"
    title: "Sa'd al-Dawla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C"
    title: "سعدالدوله حمدانی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saad_al-Dawla"
    title: "Saad al-Dawla"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sade_Adaul%C3%A1"
    title: "Sade Adaulá"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa'd%C3%BCd_Devle"
    title: "Sa'düd Devle"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3460374"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump