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Shirvanshah ''Shirvanshah'' ( fa, شروانشاه), also spelled as ''Shīrwān Shāh'' or ''Sharwān Shāh'', was the title of the rulers of Shirvan from the mid-9th century to the early 16th century. The title remained in a single family, the Yazidids, a ...

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, memorials = , url = , module = Sheikh Bahlul Darbandi was a member of the House of Shirvanshah, the ruling dynasty of

Shirvan Shirvan (from fa, شروان, translit=Shirvān; az, Şirvan; Tat: ''Şirvan''), also spelled as Sharvān, Shirwan, Shervan, Sherwan and Šervān, is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, known by this name in both pre-Islam ...

. He was a grandson of

Shirvanshah Keykubad I Keykubad (died 1348) was the 31st ruler of Shirvan Shirvan (from fa, شروان, translit=Shirvān; az, Şirvan; Tat: ''Şirvan''), also spelled as Sharvān, Shirwan, Shervan, Sherwan and Šervān, is a historical Iranian region in the ...

, brother of Shirvanshah Ibrahim, and cousin of

Shirvanshah Kavus Kavus () or Kawus or sometimes Keykavus II was the 32nd ruler of Shirvan. He was a son of Kayqubad and older brother of Sultan Muhammad. Co-reign According to Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi, he was styled as "''Lord of Shamakhi and Shirvan''" in yout ...

Life

The exact date of his birth is not known. He spent his childhood with his brother and father in a village in the Shaki region, in hiding.V. F. Minorsky, A History of Shirvan and Darband, 1963, p.170-171 During the reign of his brother, Shirvanshah Ibrahim, he was appointed chief commander of the Shirvan army. He commanded the main body of the Shirvanese army during its defeat at the

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(1412); he was captured, and held prisoner by the opposing commander,

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. He was freed on payment of 200

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by a noble from

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, Sheikh Ahi Gassab. His exact date of death is not known. His was succeeded by his son Tahmuras of Shirvan in the post of chief commander.

References

{{Reflist Shirvanshahs Burials in Azerbaijan 14th-century Iranian people