Shirvanshahs

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The Shirvanshahs (singular: Shirvanshah, from Persian شروان‌شاهان, lit. 'king of Shirvan') were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. Their realm was referred to as the Kingdom of Shirvan (Persian: پادشاهی شروان; Arabic: مملكة شروان) in writings completed during or shortly after its existence. The first ruling line were the Yazidids, an originally Arab and later Persianized dynasty of the Banu Shayban that emerged from the military and political elite of the Abbasid Caliphate. The family became established in the eastern Caucasus through successive Abbasid governorships and acquired hereditary possessions in the region before the weakening of effective Abbasid authority in 861 allowed Haytham ibn Khalid to rule Shirvan autonomously as Shirvanshah. The Yazidids later became known as the Kasranids (also referred to as the Khaqanids). The second ruling line were the Darbandids, distant relatives of the Yazidids/Kasranids. The Shirvanshahs ruled from 861 to 1538...

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