Sam ibn Wardanruz was the first ruler of the Atabegs of Yazd dynasty from 1141 to 1188. Sam was appointed as ''

atabeg Atabeg, Atabek, or Atabey is a hereditary title of nobility of Turkic origin, indicating a governor of a nation or province who was subordinate to a monarch and charged with raising the crown prince. The first instance of the title's use was wit ...

'' by Ahmad Sanjar in 1141, where he married one of the daughters of the Kakuyid

Garshasp II Garshasp II (Persian: گرشاسپ), was the last Persian Kakuyid Emir of Yazd and Abarkuh. He was the son of Ali ibn Faramurz. Biography After the death of Garshasp's father Ali ibn Faramurz in 1095 in a battle near Ray, he succeeded him as ...

. He is described as a weak ruler, and was in 1188 replaced by his more capable brother Langar ibn Wardanruz. Sam later died in 1193.

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* * 1193 deaths Year of birth unknown 12th-century Iranian people {{Atabegs of Yazd