Shah-Kaykhusraw ( fa, شاه کیخسرو) 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 1310 to 1328. He was the brother and successor of

Shahriyar V Shahriyar V (Persian: شهریار) was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1300 to 1310. He was the son and successor of Yazdagird of Tabaristan. After Shahriyar's accession of the Bavand throne in 1300, the Ilkhanid amir Mo'men marched towards ...

Reign

Shahriyar V died in 1310, leaving his kingdom to a weakened condition, which quickly fell into war of succession between Shah-Kaykhusraw, and his brother

Shams al-Muluk Muhammad Shams al-Muluk Muhammad was the Baduspanid ruler (''ustandar'') of Rustamdar from 1312/3 to 1317. He was the son and successor of Kay Khusraw. A devout ruler, he sought to associate himself with religious scholars, and also laid the foundations t ...

. Shah-Kaykhusraw, with the support of the Ilkhanid

Kutlushah Kutlushah, Kutlusha or Qutlughshah (, , or Cotlesse in Frank sources), was a general under the Mongol Ilkhanate ruler Ghazan at the end the 13th century. He was particularly active in the Christian country of Georgia and especially during the Mon ...

, invaded Mazandaran and forced Shams al-Muluk to flee. However, he later returned to Mazandaran, but was killed by Shah-Kaykhusraw, who then crowned himself as the ''

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 Milita ...

'' of the Bavand kingdom. Shah-Kaykhusraw later became involved in a conflict with Kutlushah, and was forced to leave

Amol Amol ( fa, آمل – ; ; also Romanized as Āmol and Amul) is a city and the administrative center of Amol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran, with a population of around 300,000 people. Amol is located on the Haraz river bank. It is less than ...

with his family and to take refugee in the domains of his brother-in-law, the

Baduspanid The Baduspanids or Badusbanids ( fa, پادوسبانیان, Pâdusbâniân), were a local Iranian dynasty of Tabaristan which ruled over Ruyan/Rustamdar. The dynasty was established in 665, and with 933 years of rule as the longest dynasty in I ...

king,

Nasir al-Din Shahriyar Nasir al-Din Shahriyar was the Baduspanid ruler (''ustandar'') of Rustamdar from 1317 to 1325. He was the brother and successor of Shams al-Muluk Muhammad. During his reign, Shahriyar cut all contact with the Mongol Ilkhanate, and supported his br ...

, who later tried to help Shah-Kaykhusraw defeat Kutlushah, and seems to have had some successes in his effort, but was defeated. Shah-Kaykhusraw remained a refugee until Talish Chubani became the governor of

Khorasan Khorasan may refer to: * Greater Khorasan, a historical region which lies mostly in modern-day northern/northwestern Afghanistan, northeastern Iran, southern Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan * Khorasan Province, a pre-2004 province of Ira ...

, in 1317, when Shah-Kaykhusraw restored Bavand authority in Mazandaran. Shah-Kaykhusraw died in 1328, and was succeeded by his son,

Sharaf al-Muluk Sharaf al-Muluk (Persian: شرف الملوک) was the ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 1328 to 1334. He was the son and successor of Shah-Kaykhusraw. Little is known about Sharaf; he died in 1334, and was succeeded by his brother Hasan II of Taba ...

Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kay Khusraw ibn Yazdagird 14th-century Bavandid rulers 1328 deaths Year of birth unknown