Abu 'Ali Hasan ibn Ali ibn Ja'far ibn Makula (), better known simply as Abu Ali Hasan, was a

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statesman from the

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, who served as the vizier of

Jalal al-Dawla Abu Tahir Firuz Khusrau (), better known by his ''laqab'' of Jalal al-Dawla (993 or 994 – March 1044), was the Buyid amir of Iraq (1027–1044). He was the son of Baha' al-Dawla. Biography In 1012, Jalal Al-Dawla's father died. His brother, ...

from 1026 to 1031. Abu Ali Hasan was born in 976/977. In 1026, he succeeded his cousin Abu Sa'd Abd al-Wahid as the vizier of the

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ruler

. In 1030 he was given command of a fleet of 1300 ships in order to capture

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from

Abu Kalijar Abu Kalijar Marzuban (; died October 1048) was the Buyid amir of Fars (1024–1048), Kerman (1028–1048) and Iraq (1044–1048). He was the eldest son of Sultan al-Dawla. Struggle for supremacy over the Buyid kingdom The death of Sultan al-D ...

, but the expedition was a disaster and ended in a complete defeat. He was then taken prisoner, but was soon released. He died the following year in

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in a family conflict. He was succeeded by his elder brother Abu'l-Qasim Hibatallah.

Sources

*D. M. Dunlop.
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