Manuchihr, Minuchihr or Manuchehr I (Persian: منوچهر) was the eleventh Shah of Shirvan. He is considered to be first fully Persianized ruler of the dynasty...
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after 1160. He was the son and successor of Afridun I (r. 1106–1120). Although he was described as Manuchihr II by researchers like Hadi Hasan, Vladimir...
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Manuchihr II was the 17th shah of Shirvan. Azerbaijani historian Sara Ashurbeyli associated him with Al-Adud, a son of Fariburz I, who was mentioned by...
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son-in-law and vassal, Manuchihr III, in Shirvan. Sultan Mahmud II soon resumed the war against Georgia, despite his defeat at the Battle of Didgori a year earlier...
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Ibrahim I (Persian: ابراهیم) was the 33rd Shirvanshah (ruler of Shirvan, r. 1382–1418). Because of his cunning politics he managed to remain independent...
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Shirvanshahs (redirect from Shahs of Shirwan)
The Shirvanshahs (Arabic/Persian: شروانشاه) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. The first ruling line were the Yazidids...
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Yazid ibn Ahmad (redirect from Yazid II of Shirvan)
Lashkari I (son of Maymun I) defeated Yazid who contested ownership of an estate near Derbent. Emir marched on Shabaran, however was defeated by Shirvan forces...
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Farrukhzad I. During this period, Shirvan was a Georgian protectorate, which it would remain until around 1223. Following the death of Manuchihr III, Tamar...
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left Derbent and returned to Shirvan. He succeeded his elder brother Manuchihr II around 1106. He wed his son Manuchihr to David IV's eldest daughter...
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Tetritsqali, while Manuchihr was appointed as the emir of eastern Shirvan and recognized Georgia's vassalage. In 1130, the ruler of the Shah-Armens launched...
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Khaqani (redirect from Khagani of Shirvan)
Mecca, against the wishes of his ruler and patron. In his first attempt to depart Shirvan, he was captured by Manuchihr's henchmen in the nearby Beylagan...
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Alqas Mirza (category Safavid governors of Shirvan)
to take Shirvan in 1532, which was stalled due to Uzbek invasion. As a result, in March 1538 Tahmasp I ordered Alqas to move against Shirvan together...
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Georgian–Seljuk wars (category Wars involving the Kingdom of Georgia)
Demetrius restored the Shirvanshahs to power in Shirvan, installing on the throne Manuchihr II, the husband of his daughter Rusudan. Shirvanshahs had to provide...
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(Persian: فریبرز بن سالار), better simply known as Fariburz I (فریبرز), was the sixteenth Shah of Shirvan, ruling from 1063 to 1096. His reign saw many major...
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evidence. He was a son of Shirvanshah Manuchihr III (r. 1120 – after 1160). He had had three brothers, Akhsitan I, Farrukhzad I, and Shahanshah. He might...
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Shaddadids (category History of the Kurdish people)
a more illustrious origin than that of Kurdish tribesmen". Some members of the Shaddadid family, such as Manuchihr, Anushirvan, Gudarz and Ardashir, were...
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David IV (redirect from David IV of Georgia)
I in combat, giving the king of Georgia the opportunity to place his own son-in-law and vassal, Manuchihr III, in Shirvan. At the same time, David the...
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I, Manuchehr II and Manuchehr III, the 11th, 17th and 19th shahs of medieval Shirvan Manuchihr, king of Ziyarids Manuchehr Eliasi, Iranian Member of Parliament...
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Falaki Shirvani (redirect from Falak-i-Shirwani)
شروانی) was a poet who served at the court of the Shirvanshah Manuchihr III (r. 1120 – after 1160). A student of the poet Khaqani, Falaki is known to have...
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Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ibn Fadl (redirect from Abu-l-Aswar Shavur I bin al-Fadl I)
campaigns into Georgia and Shirvan, although the limits of Shaddadid power were exposed by his failure to take over the Emirate of Tiflis and by devastating...
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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...
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منصور علي) was twelfth Shah of Shirvan, ruling from 1034 to 1043. Abu Mansur murdered his elder brother Manuchihr I with aid of his wife and rose to throne...
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Azerbaijan in the High Middle Ages (category Medieval history of Azerbaijan)
the fortresses of Gulustan and Bugurd, but after David's death in 1125, his army was forced to leave Shirvan. During the reign of Demeter I, there was no...
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king of Dublin Bernard Roger, French nobleman (approximate date) Manuchihr I, Persian ruler (shah) of Shirvan Matilda of Franconia, daughter of Conrad...
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incorporated to Shirvan by 13th century. Prince Sultan Muhammad of Shirvan was a wali of Derbent whose son Ibrahim I of Shirvan was a first shah of branch. Family...
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Iranian Intermezzo (category Medieval history of Azerbaijan)
Shaddädids. Although of Kurdish origin, they intermarried with Armenians. The first emir of Ani, Manüchihr, for example, was the son of an Armenian princess...
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Demetrius restored the Shirvanshahs to power in Shirvan, installing on the throne Manuchihr II, the husband of his daughter Rusudan. The Shirvanshahs had to...
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Yusuf Agha (category Masters of the hunt from Safavid Iran)
the governor of Shirvan at the time, while one of his intimates, Manuchihr Khan administered Gaskar in Gilan – chief production centers of Safavid silk...
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Demetrius restored the Shirvanshahs to power in Shirvan, installing on the throne Manuchihr II, the husband of his daughter Rusudan. The Shirvanshahs had to...
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ibn Fazilalmuwahhid Manuchihr..." The author explains that this is ruler is Shirvanshah Farrukhzad I, the son of Shirvanshah Manuchihr III. He also lived...
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