Sharwin II

Sharwin II(Persian:شروین), was the tenth ruler of theBavand dynastyfrom 896 to 930.

In 896, Sharwin's father,Rustam I,was tortured to death byRafi ibn Harthama,who then divided Rustam's domains inTabaristanwithZaydidMuhammad ibn Zayd.Sharwin thus succeeded Rustam I as the head of the Bavand family. In 900, Sharwin, along with theKarenidruler Shahriyar ibn Baduspan, aided theSamanidsin conquering Tabaristan. After the successful Samanid conquest, Sharwin's domains were restored to him. However, in 914,Hasan al-Utrushmanaged to re-establish Zaydid control over Tabaristan, and forced Sharwin accept the Zaydids as his overlord and pay tribute to them.Sharwin seems to have later aidedMakan ibn Kakiin his campaign to conquerKhorasanfrom theSamanidsin 930, where Sharwin shortly died, and was succeeded by his sonShahriyar II.Vushmgir,who would become the overlord of Tabaristan in 935, married Sharwin's daughter after the latter's death.

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