Sallar of Shirvan

Sallar was the fifteenth Shah of Shirvan. He was the uncle and successor of Ali III. Sallar was married to an unnamed daughter of Abu-l-Aswar Shavur I bin al-Fadl I.

Sallar
Shah of Shirvan
Reign1050 – 1063
PredecessorAli III
SuccessorFariburz I
Died20 February 1063
Shamakhi
SpouseUnnamed daughter of Abu'l-Aswar Shavur I
IssueFariburz
Guzhdaham
HouseHouse of Shirvanshah
FatherYazid III

Reign

Sallar was one of youngest sons of Yazid III. In 1049, Sallar rebelled against his nephew Ali III; he repelled him from Shamakhi, and thereafter had him captured and killed near Baylaqan. In 1053, Sallar captured the Malu castle from pagans and then had it rebuilt.[1] He later died on 20 February 1063, and was succeeded by his son Fariburz I.

References

  1. Minorsky 1958, p. 34.

Sources

  • 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.
Sallar of Shirvan
Born: ? Died: 1063
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Shirvanshah Ali III
Shirvanshah
1050-1063
Succeeded by
Fariburz I


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