Fadl ibn Shavur ibn Manuchihr was a
Shaddadid
The Shaddadids were a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty. who ruled in various parts of Armenia and Arran from 951 to 1199 AD. They were established in Dvin. Through their long tenure in Armenia, they often intermarried with the Bagratuni royal famil ...
emir
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cer ...
of
Ani
Ani ( hy, Անի; grc-gre, Ἄνιον, ''Ánion''; la, Abnicum; tr, Ani) is a ruined medieval Armenian city now situated in Turkey's province of Kars, next to the closed border with Armenia.
Between 961 and 1045, it was the capital of t ...
from 1125 to 1130.
A son of the deposed emir
Abu'l-Aswar Shavur, Fadl was able to retake Ani from the
Georgians, but promised to observe the rights of its Christian population. Fadl extended his rule to
Dvin Dvin may refer to:
*Dvin (ancient city), an ancient city and one of the historic capitals of Armenia
*Dvin, Armenia, a modern village in Armenia named after the nearby ancient city of Dvin
*Verin Dvin, a village in the Ararat Province of Armenia
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and
Ganja
Ganja (, ; ) is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Its usage in English dates to before 1689.
Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: �aːɲd͡� ...
, but failed to maintain these cities. He was murdered by his courtiers following the fall of Dvin to the Turkish emir Qurti c. 1130. His brothers, Mahmud ibn Shavur and Khushchikr, ruled briefly in quick succession until the emirate was taken over by Fadl's nephew,
Fakr al-Din Shaddad b. Mahmud.
References
Shaddadid emirs of Ani
12th-century rulers in Asia
12th-century Kurdish people
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