Ardashir II ( fa, اردشیر) 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 1238 to 1249. His grandmother was a sister of

Rustam V Rustam V (Persian: رستم), was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1205 to 1210. He was the son and successor of Ardashir I. Biography Rustam V was the second son of Ardashir I, and had three brothers named Sharaf al-Muluk, Sharaf al-Dawla, ...

, and he was also related to the

Nizari Ismaili The Nizaris ( ar, النزاريون, al-Nizāriyyūn, fa, نزاریان, Nezāriyān) are the largest segment of the Ismaili Muslims, who are the second-largest branch of Shia Islam after the Twelvers. Nizari teachings emphasize independent ...

Jalaluddin Hasan through his mother.

Biography

In 1238, Ardashir restored Bavand rule in Mazandaran, and assumed the traditional Bavand title of ''

ispahbadh ''Spāhbed'' (also spelled ''spahbod'' and ''spahbad'') is a Middle Persian title meaning "army chief" used chiefly in the Sasanian Empire. Originally there was a single ''spāhbed'', called the , who functioned as the generalissimo of the Sasan ...

''. He died in 1249, and was succeeded by his son

Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the mo ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ardashir II 13th-century Bavandid rulers 1249 deaths Year of birth unknown