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Wali The term ''wali'' is most commonly used by Muslims to refer to a saint, or literally a "friend of God".John Renard, ''Friends of God: Islamic Images of Piety, Commitment, and Servanthood'' (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008); John ...

Derbent Derbent, also historically known as Darband, or Derbend, is the southernmost city in Russia. It is situated along the southeastern coast of the Dagestan, Republic of Dagestan, occupying the narrow gateway between the Caspian Sea and the Caucas ...

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Ibrahim I of Shirvan Ibrahim I () was the 33rd Shirvanshah (ruler of Shirvan, r. 1382–1418). Because of his cunning politics he managed to remain independent and avoid being deposed by the Turko-Mongol ruler Timur. Family and accession to the throne According to a ...

Bahlul of Shirvan , issue-link = , issue-pipe = , styles = , titles = , noble family = Kasranid , father = Kayqubad , religion =

Sunni Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Mu ...

, occupation = , memorials = , url = , module = Sultan Muhammad ({{Langx, fa, سلطان محمد) was a member of the Kasranid branch of Shirvanshah dynasty, as well as the ancestor of Darbandid branch of the family.

Life

His exact dates of birth and death are not known. He was a son of Kayqubad, and brother of

Kavus I Kavus () or Kawus or sometimes Keykavus II was the 32nd ruler of Shirvan. He was a son of Kayqubad I of Shirvan, Kayqubad and older brother of Prince Sultan Muhammad, Sultan Muhammad. Co-reign According to Abd al-Razzaq Samarqandi, he was styled ...

, and father of

{{sfn, Minorsky, 1958, p=139 and Bahlul of Shirvan. He was probably made governor of

during the reign of his father

Kayqubad I 'Alā' ad-Dīn Kay-qubād ibn-e Kay-xusraw (; , 1190–1237), also known as Kayqubad I, was the Seljuq Turkish Sultan of Rûm who reigned from 1220 to 1237. He expanded the borders of the sultanate at the expense of his neighbors, particula ...

. According to a story by Aḥmad Ḡaffāri Qazvini, author of ''Tāriḵ-e jahānārā'' dedicated to

Tahmasp I Tahmasp I ( or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Tahmasp ascended the throne after the ...

, during the reign of his cousin

Hushang Hushang (; ), also spelled Hōshang, is an early hero-king in Iranian mythology. He is known from Avestan, Middle Persian, and Sasanian-based Persian and Arabic sources. He appears to have been one of several 'first man/king' figures in different ...

(or his uncle Kavus), he was disgraced and forced to take refuge and hide in the Shaki region with his sons, dying there. {{sfn, Minorsky, 1958, p=139

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* {{cite book , last=Minorsky , first=Vladimir , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GPMHVEt_wVUC , title=A History of Sharvān and Darband in the 10th-11th Centuries , publisher=University of Michigan , year=1958 , isbn=978-1-84511-645-3 , pages=1–219 Shirvanshahs 14th-century Iranian people People from Derbent