Ashot ibn Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ibn Fadl was a
Shaddadid prince, the second son of
Abu'l-Aswar Shavur ibn Fadl. During the captivity of his older brother
Fadl ibn Shavur by the
Georgians
The Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართველები, tr, ), are a nation and indigenous Caucasian ethnic group native to Georgia and the South Caucasus. Georgian diaspora communities are also present throughout Russia, Turkey, G ...
in 1068, he ruled in his stead as emir of
Arran for eight months (August 1068 – April 1069), even minting coins in his own name and that of his overlord, the
Seljuk Sultan
Alp Arslan
Alp Arslan was the second Sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty. He greatly expanded the Seljuk territory and consolidated his power, defeating rivals to the south and northwest, and his v ...
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Emirs of Ganja
Shaddadids
11th-century rulers in Asia
11th-century Kurdish people