{{Infobox noble, type , name = Bahlul , title =

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...

Shirvanshah The Shirvanshahs (Arabic/) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. The first ruling line were the Yazidids, an originally Arab and later Persianized dynasty, who became known as the Kasranids (also referred t ...

army , image = , caption = , alt = , CoA = , more = , succession = , reign = , reign-type = , predecessor = , successor = , suc-type = , spouse = , spouse-type = , issue = Tahmuras of Shirvan , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , full name = Sheikh Bahlul ibn Sultan Muhammad Darbandi , styles = , titles = , noble family = House of Shirvanshah , house-type = , father =

Prince Sultan Muhammad {{Infobox noble, type , name = Sultan Muhammad , title = Wali of Derbent , image = , caption = , alt = , CoA = , more = , succession = , rei ...

, mother = ? , birth_date = , birth_place = , christening_date = , christening_place = , death_date = , death_place = , burial_date = , burial_place =

Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

, occupation =

General A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

, memorials = , url = , module = Sheikh Bahlul Darbandi was a member of the House of Shirvanshah, the ruling dynasty of

Shirvan Shirvan (from ; ; Tat: ''Şirvan'') is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, as known in both pre-Islamic Sasanian and Islamic times. Today, the region is an industrially and agriculturally developed part of the Republic of Azerbaijan ...

. He was a grandson of

Shirvanshah Keykubad I Kayqubad (, died 1348) was the 31st ruler of Shirvan. Reign His rule was dominated by Chobanid overlordship. According to Munejjimbashi, he was a son of Farrukhzad II. This view was shared by other historians like Bakikhanov, Bidlisi, Ru ...

, brother of Shirvanshah Ibrahim, and cousin of

Shirvanshah Kavus Kavus () or Kawus or sometimes Keykavus II was the 32nd ruler of Shirvan. He was a son of Kayqubad and older brother of Sultan Muhammad. Co-reign According to Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi, he was styled as "''Lord of Shamakhi and Shirvan''" in yout ...

Life

The exact date of his birth is not known. He spent his childhood with his brother and father in a village in the Shaki region, in hiding.V. F. Minorsky, A History of Shirvan and Darband, 1963, p.170-171 During the reign of his brother, Shirvanshah Ibrahim, he was appointed chief commander of the Shirvan army. He commanded the main body of the Shirvanese army during its defeat at the Battle of Chalagan (1412); he was captured, and held prisoner by the opposing commander,

Qara Yusuf ''Abu Nasr'' Qara Yusuf ibn Mohammad Barani ( 1356 – 1420) was the ruler of the Qara Qoyunlu dynasty (or "Black Sheep Turkomans") from 1388 to 1420, although his reign was interrupted by Tamerlane's invasion (1400–1405). He was the son of ...

. He was freed on payment of 200

Iranian toman The Iranian toman (, pronounced ; from Turko-Mongolian ''tümen'' "unit of ten thousand", see the unit called tumen) is a superunit of the official currency of Iran, the rial. One toman is equivalent to 10 (old), or 10,000 (new, official) rial ...

ransom Ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release. It also refers to the sum of money paid by the other party to secure a captive's freedom. When ransom means "payment", the word ...

by a noble from

Tabriz Tabriz (; ) is a city in the Central District (Tabriz County), Central District of Tabriz County, in the East Azerbaijan province, East Azerbaijan province of northwestern Iran. It serves as capital of the province, the county, and the distric ...

, Sheikh Ahi Gassab. His exact date of death is not known. His was succeeded by his son Tahmuras of Shirvan in the post of chief commander.

References

{{Reflist Shirvanshahs 14th-century Iranian people 15th-century Iranian military personnel