Qubad of Shirvan

Kubad
Shirvanshah
Reign1043–1049
PredecessorAli II
SuccessorBukhtnassar
Died(1049-07-28)28 July 1049
Shamakhi
HouseKasranid
FatherYazid II

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

Reign

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

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

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