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Mardavij (Gilaki/Persian: مرداویج,
meaning "man ****ailant") was an
Iranian prince, who
established the
Ziyarid dynasty,
ruling from 930 to 935. Born to...
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Intermezzo period. The
empire rose to
prominence during the
leadership of
Mardavij.
After his death, his
brother Vushmgir and his
Samanid allies led the dynasty...
- 'Ali's
initiative proved too much for
Mardavij, who
planned to have him killed, but 'Ali was
informed of
Mardavij's plan by the latter's own vizier. The...
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northern Iran by
Mardavij, a
local mountain chief and
mercenary who
created an
extensive kingdom in the late 920s and
early 930s.
Mardavij claimed descent...
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other Daylamite warlords such as
Asfar ibn
Shiruya or the
Ziyarid brothers Mardavij and Vushmgir. He
alternately opposed and
secured support from the Samanid...
- set up a
throne of gold and make war on the Caliph. More prominently,
Mardavij, who
founded the
Ziyarid dynasty, was also
Zoroastrian and
actively aspired...
- and
carrying off the
Black Stone to
their homeland in
Eastern Arabia.
Mardavij ibn
Ziyar is sent by
Asfar ibn
Shiruya along with his
brother Shirzad,...
- the
soldiers and
generals of the
Alavids joined the Samanids,
among them
Mardavij,
founder of the
Ziyarid dynasty, and the
three sons of Buya (Ali, H****an...
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warlord of Rey) or were
suspected of
harboring pro-Zoroastrian (for
example Mardavij) sentiments.
Muslim chronicles of
Varangian (Rus', pre-Russian Nor****)...
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conformity with Islam,
though there were some non-Muslim
movements (e.g.,
Mardavij) that
outright rejected the
Islamization of Iran.
Although Zoroastrianism...
