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Bavandid Family Tree
This is a family tree of the Bavandid rulers, and their ancestors. Family Tree See also * Sasanian family tree Sources * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bavandid Family trees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bavandid
The Bavand dynasty () (also spelled Bavend), or simply the Bavandids, was an Iranian peoples, Iranian dynasty that ruled in parts of Tabaristan (present-day Mazandaran province) in what is now northern Iran from 651 until 1349, alternating between outright independence and submission as vassals to more powerful regional rulers. They ruled for 698 years, which is the second longest dynasty of Iran after the Baduspanids. Origins The dynasty itself traced its descent back to Bav, who was alleged to be a grandson of the Sasanian prince Kawus, brother of Khosrow I, and son of the shah Kavad I (ruled 488–531), who supposedly fled to Tabaristan from the Muslim conquest of Persia. He rallied the locals around him, repelled the first Arab attacks, and reigned for fifteen years until he was murdered by a certain Valash, who ruled the country for eight years. Bav's son, Sohrab or Sorkab (Surkhab I), established himself at Perim on the eastern mountain ranges of Tabaristan, which thereaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahriyar II
Shahriyar II (Persian: شهریار) was the eleventh ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 930 to 964. He was the son and successor of Sharwin II. After the fall of the Zaydids of Tabaristan, Shahriyar II became involved in a power struggle between the Buyids and Ziyarids for the Tabaristan region. The Ziyarid ruler of Tabaristan, Vushmgir, is known to have married the sister of Shahriyar. In 943, Vushmgir was expelled from Ray by the Buyid by Rukn al-Dawla, and took refugee in the court of Shahriyar II. In 948, Rukn al-Dawla conquered Tabaristan, and forced Shahriyar to swear allegiance to the Buyids in person. However, Shahriyar still remained loyal to the Ziyarids and their Samanid overlords. Because of his pro-Ziyarid policies, Shahriyar was deposed in favor of his pro-Buyid brother Rustam II Rustam II ( fa, رستم), was the twelfth ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 964 to 979. He was the brother and successor of Shahriyar II. Rustam was the son of Sharwin II. In 964, Shahriyar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shah Ghazi Rustam
Shah Ghazi Rustam ( fa, شاه غازی رستم), was king of the Bavand dynasty of Mazandaran, ruling from 1142 to 1165. He expanded the borders of the kingdom at the expense of his neighbors, particularly the Ismailis and the Seljuks. He established a Bavandid presence in Gilan as a result of his frequent vengeful raids against the Ismailis, who had assassinated his son and heir, Girdbazu. He also brought Qumis and Ray under Bavandid control during his wars against the Seljuks and the Karakhanids. Shah Ghazi's reign represented the pinnacle of Bavandid power and influence in Iran, and Shah Ghazi himself was considered the most illustrious king of the dynasty. Name The name of Shah Ghazi Rustam is combination of Persian and Arabic—"''shah''" meaning king in Persian, and ''" ghazi"'' meaning warrior in Arabic. ''"Rustam"'' was the name of the popular mythological Iranian warrior Rostam. Shah Ghazi Rustam's ''laqab'' was Nusrat al-Din ("victory of the religion"). Birth an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustam III
Rustam III (Persian: رستم), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1117 to 1118. He was the son and successor of Qarin III Qarin III (Persian: کارن سوم), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1114 to 1117. He was the son and successor of Shahriyar IV. Biography In 1106, the Seljuq Sultan Muhammad I conquered the Ismaili fortress of Shahdiz, and ordered S .... Rustam III, shortly after his accession of the Bavandid throne, was challenged by his uncle Ali I, who claimed the Bavandid throne for himself. The Seljuq Sultan Muhammad I, then requested the two Bavandid rivals to appear in the Seljuq court of Isfahan. Rustam, however, refused, but later changed his mind and went to Isfahan, where he shortly fell ill and died. According to some sources, Rustam was poisoned by his stepmother, the sister of Muhammad I, who wanted to marry Ali I. Ali I then ascended the Bavandid throne. Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rustam III Bavand dynasty 12th-century monar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahram Ibn Shahriyar
Bahram ibn Shahriyar (Persian: بهرام بن شهریار), was an Iranian prince from the Bavand dynasty. Biography Bahram was the son of Shahriyar IV, and had three brothers named Qarin III, Yazdagird, and Ali I. In 1118, Ali I ascended the Bavandid throne, but was shortly imprisoned by the Seljuq Sultan Muhammad I, who wanted to have direct rule over Mazandaran. Meanwhile, in Mazandaran, Ali's brother Bahram and his nephew, Faramurz were struggling for the Bavandid throne. Muhammad shortly died, and was succeeded by his son Mahmud II who released Ali from prison, gave him his aunt in marriage, and recognized him as the ruler of the Bavand dynasty. Faramurz agreed to recognize the authority of Ali, but Bahram resisted, until he was defeated. Bahram then fled to the court of Mahmud II, and requested his help. Mahmud supported Bahram for sometime, but later stopped doing so. Bahram then unsuccessfully to make the Ismailis murder Ali. In 1119, Ahmad Sanjar, with the aid of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali I (Bavandid Ruler)
Ali I (Persian: علی), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1118 to 1142. He was the uncle and successor of Rustam III. Rise to the throne Ali I was the son of Shahriyar IV, and had four brothers, named Qarin III, Yazdagird, Rustam and Bahram. In 1106, the Seljuq Sultan Muhammad I conquered the Ismaili fortress of Shahdiz, and ordered Shahriyar IV to participate in the Seljuq campaign against Ismailis. Shahriyar, greatly angered and feeling offended by the message Muhammad sent him, refused to aid him against the Ismailis. Shortly after the sultan sent an army headed by Amir Chavli who tried to capture Sari but was unexpectedly defeated by an army under Shahriyar and his son Qarin III. Muhammad then sent a letter, which requested Shahriyar to send one of his sons to the Seljuq court in Isfahan. He sent his son Ali I, who impressed Muhammad so much that he offered him his daughter in marriage, but Ali refused and told him to grant the honor to his brother and heir of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qarin III
Qarin III (Persian: کارن سوم), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1114 to 1117. He was the son and successor of Shahriyar IV. Biography In 1106, the Seljuq Sultan Muhammad I conquered the Ismaili fortress of Shahdiz, and ordered Shahriyar IV to participate in the campaign against Ismailis. Shahriyar, greatly angered and feeling offended by the message Muhammad sent him, refused to aid him against the Ismailis. Shortly after the sultan sent an army headed by Amir Chavli who tried to capture Sari but was defeated in an unexpectedly defeated by an army under Shahriyar and his son Qarin III. Muhammad then sent a letter, which requested Shahriyar to send one of his young sons to the Seljuq court in Isfahan. He sent his son Ali I, who impressed Muhammad so much that he offered him his daughter in marriage, but Ali refused and told him to grant the honor to his brother and heir of the Bavand dynasty, Qarin III. Qarin III then went to Isfahan court and married her. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahriyar IV
Shahriyar IV ( fa, شهریار), also known by his honorific title Husam al-Dawla (), was the king of the Bavand dynasty of Mazandaran, ruling from 1074 to 1114. After having succeeded his father Qarin II in 1074, Shahriyar IV immediately moved the capital to Sari, which it would remain till 1210. A few decades later, he briefly waged a war against his overlords, the Seljuk Empire. Peace was made, and Shahriyar IV's son Qarin III married a daughter of the Seljuk Sultan Muhammad I. Shahriyar IV's rule was shortly usurped by Qarin III, who, however, eventually restored him as king. Shahriyar, old and ill, spent the rest of his reign as a figurehead, whilst Qarin III was the ''de facto'' ruler of the kingdom, and finally ascended the throne after Shahriyar IV's death in 1114. Reign Shahriyar was born in 1039, and in 1074, he ascended the Bavandid throne, taking the traditional title of ''ispahbadh'' of Mazandaran. He also moved the Bavand capital to Sari. Like his father, Shahri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qarin II
Qarin II ( fa, کارین), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty The Bavand dynasty () (also spelled Bavend), or simply the Bavandids, was an Iranian dynasty that ruled in parts of Tabaristan (present-day Mazandaran province) in what is now northern Iran from 651 until 1349, alternating between outright inde ... from 1057 to 1074. He was the son of a certain Surkhab, who was possibly the son of the Bavandid ruler Shahriyar III. Not much more is known about Qarin II; he died in 1074, and was succeeded by his son Shahriyar IV. Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Qarin II Bavand dynasty 11th-century monarchs in Asia 11th-century Iranian people 1074 deaths Year of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rustam Dushmanziyar
Rustam Dushmanziyar ( fa, رستم دشمنزار) was a Daylamite aristocrat and the ancestor of the Kakuyid dynasty. His personal name was Rustam, but was known as Dushmanziyar, which is the Daylami version of the Persian word ''Dushmanzar'' ("he who brings grief to his enemy"). Biography Rustam was the brother of the wife of the Buyid ruler Fakhr al-Dawla, Sayyida Shirin, who was sister, or more likely, the niece of the Bavandid ruler al-Marzuban. Rustam had a son named Muhammad ibn Rustam Dushmanziyar, who would later establish the Kakuyid dynasty of Isfahan. Rustam, because of his great service to Fakhr al-Dawla, was rewarded with land in Alborz in appreciation of his services. His duty was to protect Ray and northern Jibal against the local leaders from Tabaristan Tabaristan or Tabarestan ( fa, طبرستان, Ṭabarestān, or mzn, تبرستون, Tabarestun, ultimately from Middle Persian: , ''Tapur(i)stān''), was the name applied to a mountainous region located o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayyida Shirin
Sayyida Shirin ( fa, سیده شیرین; died 1028), also simply known as Sayyida (), was a Bavandid princess, who was the wife of the Buyid ''amir'' (ruler) Fakhr al-Dawla (). She was the regent of most of Jibal during the minority of her son, Majd al-Dawla (), and served as ''de facto'' ruler also after her formal regency had ended during the reign of her son. She is notable for securing the governorship of Isfahan to her first cousin Ala al-Dawla Muhammad, thus marking the start of the Kakuyid dynasty. Background Sayyida Shirin was the daughter of Rustam II (), the ''ispahbadh'' (ruler) of the Bavand dynasty in Tabaristan, a region in northern Iran. The Bavandid family traced its descent back to Bav, who was alleged to be a grandson of the Sasanian prince Kawus, son of the King of Kings (''shahanshah'') Kavad I (). Sayyida Shirin was married to the Buyid ''amir'' (ruler) Fakhr al-Dawla (), who ruled Jibal, Tabaristan and Gurgan. Together they had two sons, Majd al-Dawl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shahriyar III
Shahriyar III (Persian: شهریار), was the sixteenth ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 986 to 987, and briefly in 998 after a short disruption during his reign. He was the nephew and successor of Sharwin III. Shahriyar III was the son of a certain Bavandid prince named Dara. In 986, after the death of the Bavandid ruler Rustam II, his son al-Marzuban ascended the Bavandid throne. There have been several confusions about the reign of the Bavandid kings after the death of Rustam II. In 986, al-Marzuban is no longer mentioned as the ruler of the Bavand dynasty, and a certain Sharwin III is instead mentioned as the ruler of the dynasty. Shahriyar III is later mentioned as the ruler of the Bavand dynasty in the following year. Al-Marzuban is then once again mentioned in sources, as having deposed Shahriyar III, and restored himself as the ruler of the Bavand dynasty. In 998, Shahriyar III returned to Tabaristan with Ziyarid aid, and captured Shahriyarkuh from al-Marzuban. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
