Keykavus I (Shirvanshah)

This article is about Shirvan ruler. For rulers named Keykavus, see Kaykaus.
Shirvanshah Keykavus
Shah of Shirvan
Reignc. 1294 - 1317
PredecessorAkhsitan III
SuccessorKayqubad
HouseKasranid
FatherAkhsitan III

Keykavus (Persian: کیکاوس) was the 30th ruler of Shirvan. He was the second son of Akhsitan III.

Reign

He was mentioned as "Malik" in an inscription on Pir Husayn Khanqah dated June 1294. He hasn't left any numismatic evidence.[1] According to disputed[2] Letters of Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, his daughter was married to Rashidaddin's eldest son Amir Ali and describes him as "the ruler of Shabaran and Shamakhi"[3] and even invited him to his estate in Fathabad.[4] Otherwise, he is not known to historiography.

References

  1. ^ Ashurbeyli, Sara (2006). Shirvanshahs' State (in Azerbaijani). Baku: Poliqraf. pp. 203–207. ISBN 978-5-87459-229-5.
  2. ^ Morton, A.H. (2000-01-01), Morgan; Amitai-Preiss, Reuven (eds.), "The Letters of Rashīd Al-Dīn: Īlkhānid Fact or Timurid Fiction?", The Mongol Empire and its Legacy, BRILL, pp. 155–199, doi:10.1163/9789004492738_013, ISBN 978-90-04-49273-8, retrieved 2023-11-15
  3. ^ Fadl Allah, Rashid al-Din (1947). Shafīʻ, Muḥammad (ed.). Mukātabāt-i Rashīdī [Letters of Rashid al-Din Fadl Allah]. Panjab University oriental publications, No. 7 (in Persian). Lahore. p. 130. OCLC 1084915351.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Browne, Edward G. (2013-10-17). A History of Persian Literature under Tartar Dominion (AD 1265-1502). Cambridge University Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-107-68241-2.
Keykavus I (Shirvanshah)
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Preceded by Shirvanshah
1294 - 1317 		Succeeded by


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