Vushmgir
Sign in to savethumb|فارسی: کتیبه Zahir al-Dawla Vushmgir was the second Ziyarid emir who ruled from 935 until his death in December 967. He was a son of Ziyar. Voshmgir means "quail catcher" in the local Caspian Iranian dialects.
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Vushmgir
- Monarch.succession
- Emir of Tabaristan
- Monarch.reign
- January 935 – December 967
- Monarch.predecessor
- Mardavij
- Monarch.successor
- Bisutun
- Monarch.issue
- SalarLangarBisutunQabus
- Monarch.royal house
- Ziyarid
- Monarch.father
- Ziyar
- Monarch.mother
- Daughter of Tirdad Gil
- Monarch.birth_date
- Unknown
- Monarch.birth_place
- Gilan
- Monarch.death_date
- December 967
- Monarch.death_place
- Iran
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- Origins and early life
- Rise to power
- Reign
- Death
- References
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thumb|فارسی: کتیبه Zahir al-Dawla Vushmgir was the second Ziyarid emir who ruled from 935 until his death in December 967. He was a son of Ziyar. Voshmgir means "quail catcher" in the local Caspian Iranian dialects.
== Origins and early life == Vushmgir was the son of Ziyar. He belonged to the Arghich tribe, which claimed to be descended from Arghush Farhadan, king of Gilan who lived during the time of Kai Khosrow. The religion of Ziyar and his family is not exactly known. Zoroastrianism, including heterodox branches such as the Mazdakite, the Zurvanite and Gayomardian, was still popular at his time, and many Islamic sources describe the Daylamite and Gilite leaders of the time as "atheists". Vushmgir is most commonly considered to have been a Muslim, particularly Zaydi Shiite, but he has also been described as Zoroastrian at least in his earlier years. During his early life, Vushmgir lived in Gilan, which was then under control of the Alids.