Hushang (Persian: هوشنگ) was the Shirvanshah from 1372/73 to 1382.

Hushang
Miniature depicting Hushang being shown the Farhad u Shirin by its author Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Arif Ardabili. Stored in the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul.
Shirvanshah
Reignc. 1372 – 1382
PredecessorKavus I
SuccessorIbrahim I
Died1382
DynastyKasranid
FatherKavus
ReligionSunni Islam

Life

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He was the son and successor of Kavus, under whom the Shirvanshah kingdom came under the rule of the Jalayirid Sultanate (1335–1432). Hushang himself was brought up in court of Shaykh Uways as a hostage and was released as soon as his father died.[1]

He didn't resist and possibly preferred guerilla warfare against Shah Mansur who was tasked with conquering Shirvan as a part of Shah Shoja Mozaffari's invasion of Azerbaijan in 1375.[2] He continued to mint coins with legends mentioning Jalayirid overlords like Shaikh Hussain Jalayir and Ahmad Jalayir throughout his reign. According to Munejjimbashi, he reconciled brothers who escaped to Arran in fear of the powerful 'Adil Aqa, the governor of Ray.[3]

Hushang was killed by his subjects in 1382, thus marking the end of the Kasranid branch of the dynasty.[4] He was succeeded by Ibrahim I (r. 1382–1417), his cousin.[4] This marked the start of the Darbandi line.[5]

Legacy

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The poet Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Arif Ardabili dedicated his Persian masnavi (poem written in rhyming couplets) Farhad u Shirin to Hushang.[6] A miniature copy depicting this event is stored in the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Wing, Patrick (2016), "Shaykh Uvays and the Jalayirid Dynasty", The Jalayirids, Dynastic State Formation in the Mongol Middle East, Edinburgh University Press, pp. 101–128, doi:10.3366/j.ctt1bgzbrm.11, ISBN 978-1-4744-0225-5, retrieved 2023-11-15
  2. ^ Ashurbeyli, Sara (2006). Shirvanshahs' State (in Azerbaijani). Baku: Poliqraf. pp. 214–217. ISBN 978-5-87459-229-5.
  3. ^ Minorsky 1958, p. 129.
  4. ^ a b Barthold & Bosworth 1997, p. 489.
  5. ^ Minorsky 1958, p. 130.
  6. ^ Çağman & Tanindi 2011, p. 225.
  7. ^ Çağman & Tanindi 2011, p. 243.

Sources

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Further reading

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  • Bosworth, C. E. (2011). "Šervānšāhs". Encyclopaedia Iranica. Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Hushang of Shirvan
 Died: 1382
Regnal titles
Preceded by Shirvanshah
1372/73 – 1382
Succeeded by