Farrukhzad I
| Farrukhzad I | |
|---|---|
| Shirvanshah | |
| Reign | 1187–1203 – before 1225 |
| Predecessor | Akhsitan I |
| Successor | Garshasp I |
| Died | before 1225 |
| Dynasty | Kasranids |
| Father | Manuchihr III |
Farrukhzad I(Persian:فرخزاد یکم) was theShirvanshahfrom between 1187–1203 to sometime before 1225.[1]
Reign
[edit]He ruled during a time in Shirvanshah history that scholarship has referred to "a period of total confusion", due to the lack of written records and contradictorynumismaticevidence.[2]He was a son of ShirvanshahManuchihr III(r. 1120 – after 1160). He had had three brothers,Akhsitan I,Afridun II,andShahanshah.[3]Aninscriptionfrom 1203 or 1204 mentions Farrukhzad I as the Shirvanshah.[4]This means that Akhsitan I's reign ended between 1197 and 1203 or 1204.[4]
Recent evidence suggests that Farrukhzad I did not rule beyond 1225.[5]An inscription from a tower inMardakanmentions both Farrukhzad I and his sonGarshasp I,crediting the latter with the construction of the tower.[1]The Armenian-American historianDickran Kouymjiansuggests that they may have ruled in different parts of the kingdom, with Farrukhzad I most likely ruling inBaku,which is close to Mardakan.[6]
Family
[edit]According toThe Georgian Chronicles,around 1223 an unnamed Shirvanshah asked for the hand of the Georgian princessRusudan,the sister of the king ofGeorgia,George IV(r. 1213–1223). The proposal was accepted, but was soon cancelled due to George IV's death, which occurred while he was en route to the ceremony. The unnamed Shirvanshah may have been Farrukhzad I, Garshasp I orFariburz III.[7]
He had at least two sons:
References
[edit]- ^abKouymjian 1969,p. 194.
- ^Kouymjian 1969,p. 183.
- ^Kouymjian 1969,p. 242.
- ^abKouymjian 1969,p. 182.
- ^Kouymjian 1969,p. 195.
- ^Kouymjian 1969,pp. 195–196.
- ^Kouymjian 1969,p. 218.