Qubad of Shirvan explained

Kubad
Shah of Shirvan
Reign:1043–1049
Predecessor:Ali II
Successor:Bukhtnassar
Royal House:Kasranid
Father:Yazid II
Death Date:28 July 1049
Death Place:Shamakhi

Qubad was the thirteenth Shah of Shirvan, a younger brother of his predecessor Ali 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. He reigned for 6 years and died on 28 July 1049.

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.

Sources

. The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs . 1975 . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . Frye . R. N. . Wilferd Madelung . The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran . 198–249 . 978-0-521-20093-6 . https://books.google.com/books?id=hvx9jq_2L3EC&pg=PA198.