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Palace of the Shirvanshahs
palace in Azerbaijan
Kingdom of Shirvan
The Shirvanshahs (singular: Shirvanshah, from Persian , ) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. Their realm was referred to as the Kingdom of Shirvan (; ) in writings completed during or shortly after its existence. The first ruling line were the Yazidids, an originally Arab and later Persianized dynasty, who became known as the Kasranids (also referred to as the Khaqanids). The second ruling line were the Darbandids, distant relatives of the Yazidids/Kasranids.
Ibrahim I of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
Farrukh Yassar
shah of Shirvan
Haytham ibn Khalid
shirvanshah
Khalilullah I
Ruler of Shirvan
Mazyadid dynasty
The Yazidids () or Mazyadids (after their ancestor Mazyad al-Shaybani) or Shaybanids (after Banu Shayban), were an Arab family that came to rule over the region of Shirvan (in Azerbaijan) in the mid 9th century. Starting from Haytham ibn Khalid's assumption of the ancient Iranian title of Shirvanshah in 861, they practically broke free of Abbasid control and was therefore out of scope for most chroniclers of the Caliphate.
Akhsitan I ibn Minuchihr III
shirvanshah king (12th century BC)
Bahram Beg
shah of Shirvan
Gazi Beg
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Manuchehr II
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Manuchehr III
shah of Shirvan
Haytham II Shirvanshah
shah of Shirvan
Muhammad III of Shirvan
Ahmad of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
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Shirvanshah Hushang
shah of Shirvan
Yazid II
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Ali
shah of Shirvan
Muhammad of Layzan
Ruler of Layzan until 917
Abu Tahir Yazid
shah of Shirvan and Layzan
Fariburz I
shah of Shirvan
Muhammad I of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
Muhammad II of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan and Layzan
Khalilullah II
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Manuchehr I
shah of Shirvan
Sangachal Caravansarai
caravanserai in Baku, Azerbaijan
Shahrukh of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
Qubad of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
Kasranids
The Kasranids () were a branch of the Shirvanshahs, who ruled the Shirvan region for 387 years. The word "Kasra" was derived from legendary king Kai Khosrow of Iran, reflecting a shift in naming tradition from Arabic to Persian and it was part of an effort to break with their Arabic roots by claiming to be successors of the Sasanians and the Kayanian dynasty.
Tamar
daughter of David IV, King of Georgia
House of Derbent
dynasty
Ali II of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Gushtasb I
25th Shirvanshah
Sultan Mahmud
shah of Shirvan
Sallar of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Fariburz II
shah of Shirvan
Shahanshah
shah of Shirvan
Safavid conquest of Shirvan
1500–1501 Safavid military campaign
Shirvanshah Farrukhzad I
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Ali III
Bukhtnassar Ali was the fourteenth Shirvanshah, ruling from 1049 to 1050. He was the successor and nephew of Qubad. His father Ahmad b. Yazid was a son of Yazid II. He was immediately deposed by his uncle, Sallar. Bukhtnassar managed to escape but was captured and executed by forces of Sallar near Baylaqan.
Ibrahim II Sheykhshah
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Keykavus I
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Afridun II
shah of Shirvan
Farrukh Yassar II
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Afridun I
shah of Shirvan
Kayqubad I of Shirvan
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Kavus
shah of Shirvan
Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II
shah of Shirvan
Prince Sultan Muhammad
Wali of Derbant