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Qubad of Shirvan

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Kubad
Shah of Shirvan
Reign1043–1049
PredecessorAli II
SuccessorBukhtnassar
Died28 July 1049
Shamakhi
HouseKasranid
FatherYazid II

Qubad (Persian: قباد) was the thirteenth Shah of Shirvan, a younger brother of his predecessor Ali II.

Reign

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His reign saw arrival of Seljuks in the region. He built a strong defense wall around Shamakhi in order to protect it from Oghuz invasions who were at the time already besieging Ganja.[1] He reigned for 6 years[1] and died on 28 July 1049.[2]

He was succeeded by his nephew Bukhtnassar Ali. A daughter of his was married off to a Turkic warlord called Qara-Tegin by Fariburz I.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Madelung 1975, p. 249.
  2. ^ Minorsky 1958, p. 32-33.
  3. ^ Minorsky 1958, p. 37.

Sources

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  • Madelung, W. (1975). "The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 198–249. ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.
  • Minorsky, Vladimir (1958). A History of Sharvān and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries. University of Michigan. pp. 1–219. ISBN 978-1-84511-645-3.
Qubad of Shirvan
Born:  ? Died: 1043
Regnal titles
Preceded by Shirvanshah
1043-1049
Succeeded by