Layzanshah
Sign in to saveLayzānshah () or Shah of Layzān was a historical title given to the lords of Layzan. According to Vladimir Minorsky, the title was first granted to local rulers by their Sassanid Persian overlords, medieval authors specifically mentioning Anushirvan.
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Layzānshah () or Shah of Layzān was a historical title given to the lords of Layzan. According to Vladimir Minorsky, the title was first granted to local rulers by their Sassanid Persian overlords, medieval authors specifically mentioning Anushirvan.
Layzān was a principality formed around modern Lahıc, Azerbaijan and covered valley of Girdimanchay, whose population might be migrants from Lahijan in Gilan. Ibn Hawqal mentioned Layzān as part of Arran, while Al-Masudi in chapter 17 of his The Meadows of Gold placed it in periphery of Shirvan.
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