Vushmgir
Vushmgir | |
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Gilan | |
Died | December 967 Iran |
Issue | Salar Langar Bisutun Qabus |
House | Ziyarid |
Father | Ziyar |
Mother | Daughter of Tirdad Gil |
Zahir al-Dawla Vushmgir
Origins and early life
Vushmgir was the son of Ziyar. He belonged to the Arghich tribe, which claimed to be descended from
Rise to power
In 931, Mardavij, the brother of Vushmgir and king of the
In 935, Voshmgir's brother Mardavij was murdered by his
Reign
Voshmgir soon decided to acknowledge Samanid supremacy, and in 936 he also turned over Gorgan to Makan.
When Voshmgir arrived to Tabaristan, he was faced there with a revolt by his governor of Sari, al-Hasan ibn al-Fairuzan, who was a cousin of Makan and blamed Vushmgir for his death. Voshmgir defeated him, but al-Hasan convinced Ibn Muhtaj to invade Tabaristan. Voshmgir was forced to recognize Samanid authority again. Hasan furthered the Ziyarid's troubles by retaking Isfahan in 940.
When Ibn Muhtaj left for Samanid
Vushmgir, with the aid of 30,000 Samanid troops under their general Qaratakin, captured
In 948 Hasan (who, since the Buyids' entrance into Baghdad, in 945 had used the title Rukn al-Dawla) invaded Tabaristan and Gorgan and took them from Voshmgir. While al-Hasan supported the Buyids, Voshmgir relied on his Samanid allies. Tabaristan and Gorgan changed hands several times until 955, when, in a treaty with the Samanids, Rukn al-Dawla promised to leave Voshmgir alone in Tabaristan. Peace between the two sides did not last long, however; in 958 Voshmgir briefly occupied Ray, which was Rukn al-Dawla's capital. Rukn al-Dawla later counterattacked, temporarily taking Gorgan in 960, then Tabaristan and Gorgan for a short time in 962. He may have also taken Tabaristan and Gorgan in 966, but did not hold on to them for long.[5]
Death
Voshmgir was killed by a boar during a hunt in December 967, shortly after a Samanid army had arrived for a joint campaign against the Buyids. He was succeeded by his eldest son Bisutun, although the Samanid army attempted to put another son, Qabus, into power. A third son predeceased him in 964 in the fighting over Hausam.
References
- ^ a b Madelung 1975, p. 212.
- ^ Nazim 1987, pp. 164–165.
- ^ Madelung 1975, p. 213.
- ^ a b Ibn Isfandiyar 1905, pp. 204–270.
- ^ Madelung 1975, p. 214.
Sources
- ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- ISBN 0-521-20093-8.
- Nazim, M. (1987). "Mākān b. Kākī". In Houtsma, Martijn Theodoor (ed.). E.J. Brill's first encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913–1936, Volume V: L–Moriscos. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 164–165. ISBN 90-04-08265-4.
- Ibn, Isfandiyar (1905). An Abridged Translation of the History of Tabaristan. University of Michigan: BRILL. pp. 1–356. ISBN 9789004093676.
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External links
- Edmund Bosworth, C. "ZIYARIDS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition.