Ahmad of Shirvan

Ahmad ibn Muhammad
Shah of Shirvan
Reign	June, 956 – June 981
Predecessor	Muhammad III
Successor	Muhammad IV
Died	June, 981
Issue	Muhammad IV
House	House of Shirvanshah
Father	Muhammad III

Ahmad of Shirvan was the eighth Shah of Shirvan and fourth Shah of Layzan.^[1] His throne was contested by his brother Tabarsaranshah Haytham ibn Muhammad, who later attacked Shirvan with the Sallarid ruler Ibrahim I in 968, in order to reaffirm Sallarid authority over Shirvan, forcing the Shirvanshah to pay him tribute, then he escaped to Darband and marched with local rulers to Shirvan but he eventually defeated by native people and retreated to Tabarsaran. Ahmad was succeeded by Muhammad.^[2]

References

↑ S. Ashurbeyli – Shirvanshahs, Baku, 2007
↑ Ibn Hawqal - Tarikhi al-Bab, page 348,354

Regnal titles
Ahmad of Shirvan House of Shirvanshah Born: ? Died: 981
Preceded by Muhammad III	Layzanshah 948-956	Succeeded by Muhammad IV
Preceded by Muhammad III	Shirvanshah 956-981	Succeeded by Muhammad IV

Shirvanshahs

Mazyadids (861–1027)	Haytham I Muhammad I Haytham II Ali I Muhammad II Yazid I Muhammad III Ahmad I Muhammad IV Yazid II

Kasranids (1027–1382)	Manuchihr I Ali II Qubad Ali III Sallar Fariburz I Manuchihr II Afridun I the Martyr Manuchihr III Afridun II Akhsitan I Shahanshah Fariburz II Farrukhzad I Gushtasb I Fariburz III Akhsitan II Farrukhzad II Akhsitan III Keykavus I Kayqubad I Kavus I Hushang

Darbandids (1382–1538)	Ibrahim I Khalilullah I Farrukh Yassar I Bahram Beg Gazi Beg Sultan Mahmud Ibrahim II Sheykhshah Khalilullah II Farrukh Yassar II Shahrukh

Pretenders (1544–1602)	Burhan Ali Mehrab Gurban Ali Gasim Mirza Kavus Mirza Abu Bakr Mirza

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