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of Shirvan, a younger brother of his predecessor Ali II.

Reign

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in order to protect it from Oghuz invasions who were at the time already besieging

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. He reigned for 6 years and died on 28 July 1049. He was succeeded by his nephew Bukhtnassar Ali. A daughter of his was married off to a Turkic warlord called Qara-Tegin by

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