Shahriyar III
Shahriyar III (Persian: شهریار), was the sixteenth ruler of the Bavand dynasty from 986 to 987, and briefly in 998 after a short disruption during his reign. He was the nephew and successor of Sharwin III.
Shahriyar III was the son of a certain Bavandid prince named Dara. In 986, after the death of the Bavandid ruler
Buyid aid, managed to quickly repel him from the city. Shahriyar III shortly made another counter-attack, and defeated al-Marzuban. Shahriyar III then ascended the Bavandid throne, and declared independence from Ziyarid rule. al-Marzuban used this opportunity to become the vassal of the Ziyarids, and regain his throne. Shahriyar III then fled to Ray
, where he died in 1000.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.
- ISBN 90-04-08114-3.
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