Manuchihr II of Shirvan explained

Manuchehr II
Succession:Shah of Shirvan
Reign:1096 – 1106
Predecessor:Fariburz I
Successor:Afridun I
Spouse:Rusudan
Royal House:Kasranid
Father:Fariburz I
Death Date:1106
Religion:Sunni Islam
Succession1:Emir of Ganja
Reign-Type1:Tenure
Reign1:1086 - 1096
Predecessor1:Fadl III

Manuchihr II was the 17th shah of Shirvan. Azerbaijani historian Sara Ashurbeyli associated him with Al-Adud,[1] a son of Fariburz I, who was mentioned by Masud ibn Namdar as an emir of Ganja.[2] He might have started this tenure when Malik Shah removed Fadlun ibn Fadl from power in 1086. According to Dickran Kouymjian, he became shah in 1094.[3]

His existence is only known from inscriptions and numismatic evidence.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ashurbeyli, Sara . Shirvanshahs' State . 2006 . Poliqraf . 978-5-87459-229-5 . Baku . 111-112 . az . Sara Ashurbeyli.
  2. Beilis . Wolf . Wolf Beilis . 1970 . Из наблюдений над текстом Mac‘уда ибн Намдара . From observations on the text of Mas'ud ibn Namdar . Памятники письменности Востока . ru . 95 . 30.
  3. Book: Kouymjian, Dickran. A Numismatic History of Southeastern Caucasia and Adharbayjan Based on the Islamic Coinage of the 5th/11th to the 7th/13th Centuries, doctoral thesis, Near & Middle Eastern Languages & Civilization (Columbia U., NY, 1969) . 155.