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Extended Timeline Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. In the response to this, Qizil Arslan invaded Shirvan in 1191, reached to Derbent and subordinated the whole Shirvan to his authority. [5][6] We know from this book that the history of the Shirvan Shahs was closely tied with that of the Arab Hashimid family in Darband (Bab al-Abwab) and intermarriage between the two Arab families was common with Yazidids often ruling for various periods in the latter town.[2].

The Shirvanshah dynasty are known for their patronage of Persian poetry. Capital Province Government

George III subjugated city and turned it over to shah and strengthened the Georgian dominance in the area. His death in 1092 marked the beginning of the decline of the once well-organized Seljuq state that further deteriorated following the death of Sultan Ahmad Sanjar in 1153.

Shirvan (421) Heinrichs. Shirvan, at its start, is a Shia Talysh iqta located in the Armenia and Shirvan areas, Caucasia region, Near East subcontinent of the Asia continent. Shia Manuchehr restored his own power upon David's death in 1125 and started friendly relations with his brother-in-law Demetrius.

Shirvanshahs were in position of power shifting between Georgia and Seljuqid states.

[5] The coat of arms with two lions could be a reminder of the story of Bahrām Gur in Shahnama where Bahrām had to claim the crown from between two lions to be recognized as the king. In 1462 Sheykh Junayd, the leader of Safavids, was killed in a battle against Shirvanishans near the town of Khachmaz – an event that Safavids never forgot. Although Abu Bakr was able to resume his reign a year later, the Eldiguzids were only barely able to contain further Georgian forays. Shirvan The vassal Shirvan state managed to hang on for a few more years, until 1538, when Ismail's son and successor Tahmasp I (r. 1524-1576) appointed its first Safavid governor, and made it a fully functioning Safavid province.[10]. In the beginning of the 12th century Shirvan attracted the attention of its expanding Georgian neighbours who on several occasions raided its territory. In 1112 David IV of Georgia gave his daughter Tamar in marriage to son of Shirvanshah Afridun I, Manuchihr III. Shirvani Architecture -10.0% Construction Cost +1.00 Yearly Prestige There were two periods of an independent and strong Shirvan state: first in the 12th century, under kings Manuchehr and his son, Akhsitan I who built the stronghold of Baku, and second in the 15th century under Derbendid dynasty. Government Rank

After her husband's death, Tamar found herself involved in a power struggle among her sons, favoring the younger, who joined her in an attempt to unite Shirvan with Georgia with the help of Kipchak mercenaries. Ahsitan conducted independent policy, created close relations with Georgians, as well as with the Eldiguzids in the presence of Shams al-Din Ildeniz and Jahan Pahlavan. The Shirvanshahs dynasty, existing as independent or a vassal state, from 861 until 1538; longer than any other dynasty in Islamic world, are known for their support of culture. [3] By origin, the Yazidids were Arabs of the Shayban tribe and belonged to high ranking generals and governors of the Abbasid army. Shirvanshahs built many defensive castles across all of Shirvan to resist many foreign invasions. +10.0% Goods Produced Modifier [8][9], Shirvan was greatly devastated by Mongol invasion in 1235, from which it was not able to fully recover for the next century. During the Seljuq period, the influential vizier of the Seljuq sultans, Nizam ul-Mulk is noted for having helped introduce numerous educational and bureaucratic reforms. Emerges from Sunni Abbasids in 861, with cores, the iqta borders Shia Gilan southeast, Sunni Iberia, Armenia and Abbasids west and southwest and Gazikumukh north, Chalcedonian Kakheti north and the wastelands of the Caucasus north. [5] In the chaos that engulfed the Abbasid Caliphate after the death of the Caliph al-Mutawakkil in 861, the great-grandson of Yazid b. Mazyad Shaybani, Haytham ibn Khalid, declared himself independent and assumed the ancient title of Shirvanshah. If the condition of having "Dharma" DLC is met: Gain 'Increased Centralization' for 20 years. [2] According to Encyclopedia of Islam: After the Shah Yazid b. Ahmad (381-418/991-1028), Arab names give way to Persian ones like Manūčihr, Ḳubādh, Farīdūn, etc., very likely as a reflection of marriage links with local families, and possibly with that of the ancient rulers in Shābarān, the former capital, and the Yazidids now began to claim a nasab (lineage) going back to Sassanid kings Bahrām Gūr or to Khusraw Anushirwan. Depriving from the tributes in the amount of 40 thousand dinars, the Seljuqid Sultan Mahmud directed to Shirvan at the beginning of 1123, captured Shamakhi and took Shah as hostage contrary to Manuchehr's betrayal. See also: Abbasid, Kara-Khanid, Persia, Shirvani

V. Minorsky, A History of Sharvan and Darband in the 10th–11th Centuries, Cambridge, 1958. harvnb error: no target: CITEREFSuny1994 (, harvnb error: no target: CITEREFLordkipanidzeHewitt1987 (, Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic, State historical architecture museum "The Shirvanshahs’ Palace", Encyclopedia Iranica, "Minorsky, Vladimir Fedorovich", C. E. BOSWORTH, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shirvanshah&oldid=981631103, Articles containing Persian-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2007, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 October 2020, at 14:25. The Palace of the Shirvanshahs (or Shirvanshahs' Palace) is the biggest monument of the Shirvan-Absheron branch of architecture, situated in the Inner City of Baku. [2] According to Vladimir Minorsky, the most likely explanation of the Iranicisation of this Arab family could be marriage link with the family of the ancient rulers of Shabaran.

Fortresses of Shirvan +20.0% Fort Defense "Encyclopaedia of Islam.

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Tribesmen of the Caucasus +15.0% Cavalry Combat Ability At the end of 11th and at the beginning of 12th centuries, the Seljuqid state entered to the period of collapse at the result of interior fought for throne among the representatives of Seljuqid dynasty. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W.P. Brill, 2nd edition. Shirvanshah Ibrahim I revived the country's fortunes, and through his cunning politics managed to resist Timurid conquest, letting the state go with paying a tribute. He also sent his son to be educated with the son of Shirvanshah. Other poets and writers who appeared during the rule of the Shirvanshahs include Falaki Shirvani, Aziz Shirvani, Jamal Khalil Shirvani, Bakhtiyar Shirvani and multitude of others mentioned in the book Nozhat al-Majales, an anthology compiled by Jamal Khalil Shirvani. From the walled city of Baku with its Maiden Tower (XII) and many medieval castles in Absheron to impregnable strongholds all over mountains of Shirvan and Shaki, there are many great examples of medieval military architecture.

Architectural complex of the Palace of the Shirvanshahs in Baku that was also a burial site of the dynasty and Halwatiyya Sufi khaneqa, was built during the reign of those two rulers in mid 15th centuries.

Amongst famous poets who either appeared at their court or dedicated poetry to them are Khaghani and Nizami. Talysh (Iranian) (until 1070) Azerbaijani (Oghuz) (since 1070) The Eldiguzid atabeg Abu Bakr attempted to stem the Georgian advance, but suffered a defeat at the hands of David Soslan at the Battle of Shamkor[7] and lost his capital to a Georgian protégé in 1195. Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. In the 13th and 14th centuries Shirvan was a vassal of stronger Mongol and Timurid empires. [citation needed]. Shirvanshah (Persian: شروانشاه‎), also spelled as Shīrwān Shāh or Sharwān Shāh, was the title of the rulers of Shirvan, located in modern Azerbaijan, from the mid-9th century to the early 16th century. Akhsitan attempted to intervene the interior affairs of the Eldiguzids and opposed Qizil Arslans aspiration to the throne, but he was defeated. Afridun lost many castles, including Qabala to David IV of Georgia in 1117 and 1120. A year later, in 1192, Shamakhi was destroyed by a terrible earthquake, and Akhsitan I moved the Shirvan capital to the city of Baku. Shirvanshahs Khalilullah I and Farrukh Yassar presided over most successful period in a history of Shirvan. Tag Kingdom

In 1173 Akhsitan I came to the aid of his father-in-law, George III by putting down the revolt of Prince Demna. Vladimir Minorsky believes that names such as Sharvān (Shirwān), Lāyzān and Baylaqān are Iranian names from the Iranian languages of the coast of the Caspian Sea. Manuchir III was under the influence of his wife, Georgian princess Tamar and maintained pro-Georgian orientation. Akhsitan reign saw raids of Rus' with 73 ships in 1174 which sailed from Volga and threatening shores of river Kura and a Kipchak hordes who sacked Derbent and captured Shabran in the same year.

Manuchehr's older son Akhsitan I was able to secure support from the Eldiguzids of Azerbaijan, winning the contest for the throne and forcing Tamar and his younger brother into flight to Georgia. Shirvan, at its start, is a Shia Talysh iqta located in the Armenia and Shirvan areas, Caucasia region, Near East subcontinent of the Asia continent. In June, 1123 David IV attacked and defeated Sultan again and captured the cities and fortresses of Shamakhi, Bughurd, Gulustan, Shabran.