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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...
- '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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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...
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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...
- expense. In 930 the
Dailamite Asfar ibn
Shiruya ordered Mardavij to
seize Tarum from Muhammad.
Mardavij invaded Tarum and laid
siege to the
fortress of Shamiran...
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attacked by the
Ziyarid prince Mardavij and
forced to give up Tabaristan. Ali and his
brothers managed to
defect to
Mardavij's side just as the
Ziyarid was...
- Shah, son of Qavurt) A
daughter (m.
Ispahbud Taj al-Mulk
Mardavij, son of Ali ibn
Mardavij)
Terken Khatun (m. Kara-Khanid
Muhammad Arslan Khan (r. 1102...
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Iranian Zoroastrian movements rejecting Islam altogether as a
religion (e.g.
Mardavij). It also
focused on
reviving the
Persian language, the most significant...
- 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...
