Hushang was the 32nd ruler of Shirvan and last member of the

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branch of House of Shirvanshah.

Reign

He succeeded his father

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 ...

in 1372. Until then, he was a captive in court of

Shaikh Awais Jalayir Shaykh Uways Jalayir ( fa, شیخ اوویز جلایر) was the Jalayirid ruler of Iraq (1356–1374) and Azerbaijan (1360–1374). He was the son of Hasan Buzurg and the Chobanid princess Dilshad Khatun. Biography Shortly after Shaykh Uways Ja ...

. Taking advantage of latter's death, he asserted his authority in Shirvan again. He acted as a mediator between rival

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without success. His coins also bore names

Shaikh Hussain Jalayir Shaikh Hussain Jalayir (died April or May 1382) was a Jalayirid ruler (1374–1382). He was the son of Shaikh Awais Jalayir. Following the execution of his brother Shaikh Hasan Jalayir, the amirs placed Shaikh Hussain Jalayir on the throne. Almost i ...

and

Ahmad Jalayir Sultan Ahmad was the ruler of the Jalayirid Sultanate (ruled 1382–1410), he was son to the most accomplished ruler of the sultanate, Shaykh Uways Jalayir. Early in his reign, he was involved in conflicts with his brothers. He would later suffer fr ...

, meaning they were nominal overlords between 1374 and 1410. He was a well-educated man and a poet. He was deposed and killed in 1382 by local nobles. Having no issue, he was succeeded by his first cousin-once-removed

Ibrahim I of Shirvan Ibrahim I ( fa, ابراهیم) was the 33rd Shirvanshah (ruler of Shirvan, r. 1382–1418). Because of his cunning politics he managed to remain independent and avoid being deposed by the Turko-Mongol ruler Timur. Family and accession to the th ...

.Sara Ashurbeyli, Shirvanshahs, 2006

References

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