Qubad of Shirvan

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

Kubad
Shah of Shirvan
Reign	1043–1049
Predecessor	Ali II
Successor	Bukhtnassar
Died	28 July 1049 Shamakhi
House	Kasranid
Father	Yazid 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. Madelung 1975, p. 249.
2. Minorsky 1958, p. 32-33.
3. Minorsky 1958, p. 37.

Sources

• 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 House of Shirvanshah Born:  ? Died: 1043
Regnal titles
Preceded by Ali II	Shirvanshah 1043-1049	Succeeded by Bukhtnassar