Anushirwan Khan (, ''Anūshīrvān Khān'') occupied the

Ilkhanid The Ilkhanate or Il-khanate was a Mongol khanate founded in the southwestern territories of the Mongol Empire. It was ruled by the Il-Khans or Ilkhanids (), and known to the Mongols as ''Hülegü Ulus'' (). The Ilkhanid realm was officially known ...

throne in Arran from 1344 until his death in 1357. He was a puppet of the Chobanid ruler

Malek Ashraf Malek Ashraf (), (–1357) was a Chupanid ruler of northwestern Iran during the 14th century. He was the last of the Chupanids to possess a significant influence within Ilkhanate. His regnal name was Giyas al-Din Shah Malek Ashraf (). Early year ...

and possessed no power of his own. He is notable for being the last of the Ilkhan dynasty to have coins struck in his name. Anushirwan's origins are obscure. One account suggests that Malek Ashraf's wardrobe keeper, a certain Nushirvan, was raised to the throne and given the name ''Anushirvan'', after the famous

Sasanian The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

king Khosrow I Anushirvan. The Chobanids struck coins in his name until 1357.

Ömer Diler Ömer Diler (1945, Istanbul – 18 March 2005, Istanbul) was a Turkish numismatist specializing in Islamic coins. His posthumous book ''Ilkhans'' is the definitive work on the coinage of the Ilkhanate. Ömer Diler was trained as a chemical engine ...

, ''Ilkhans: Coinage of the Persian Mongols'' (Istanbul 2006), pp. 539-40.

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