Justan III
Justan III was the sixth king of the
Khurshid of Dailam
.
Biography
Justan is first mentioned in 865, when he was placed on the Justanid throne by his suzerain, the
Khorasan, Rafi ibn Harthama.[1]
In 900, the
Gurgan and conquered their domains in Tabaristan. They also shortly managed to defeat Justan,[4] but failed to conquer his territory. Some time later, Justan welcomed another Alid named Hasan al-Utrush
, who had taken refugee at Ray after the Samanid conquest of Tabaristan.
Together, Justan and Hasan tried in 902 and 903 to recover control of Tabaristan, but without success. Worried by the fickleness of Justan, Hasan resolved to build a power base of his own. He therefore went on a mission to the as-yet unconverted
Zaydi Islam, which was named after him as the Nasiriyya and differed in some practices from the "mainstream" Qasimiyya branch adopted in Tabaristan following the teachings of Qasim ibn Ibrahim.[5][6]
This development threatened the position of Justan, but in the ensuing showdown between the two Hasan was able to affirm his position and compel Justan to swear allegiance to himself.Sallarids, which ruled over Tarum.
References
- ^ a b Madelung 1975, pp. 44–46.
- ^ Ibn Isfandiyar 1905, p. 179.
- ^ Madelung 1975, p. 206.
- ^ Bosworth 2011, p. 54.
- ^ Strothmann 1986, pp. 254–255.
- ^ Madelung 1975, pp. 208–209.
- ^ Madelung 1975, p. 209.
- ^ a b Madelung 1975, p. 223.
- ^ Madelung 1975, p. 212.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.
- ISBN 978-1-84885-353-9.
- Strothmann, R. (1986). "Ḥasan al-Uṭrūs̲h̲". The Encyclopedia of Islam, New Edition, Volume III: H–Iram. Leiden, and New York: BRILL. pp. 254–255. ISBN 90-04-08118-6.
- Pezeshk, Manouchehr (2009). "JOSTANIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 1. pp. 44–46.
- Ibn Isfandiyar, Muhammad ibn al-Hasan (1905). An Abridged Translation of the History of Tabaristan, Compiled About A.H. 613 (A.D. 1216). Trans. Edward G. Browne. Leyden: E.J. Brill.