Shahanshah was the

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 ...

from to . He was a son of Shirvanshah Manuchihr III (). He had had three brothers,

Akhsitan I Akhsitan I (also spelled Akhsatan; ) was the 20th Shirvanshah after 1160, and thought to have reigned until the years 1197–1203/04. He was the son and successor of Manuchihr III (). His mother was Tamar, a Georgian princess from the Bagratio ...

Afridun II Afridun II was a Shah of Shirvan. He may have ruled during a time in Shirvanshah history that scholarship has referred to "a period of total confusion", due to the lack of written records and contradictory numismatic evidence. He was a son of Shir ...

, and

Farrukhzad I Farrukhzad I () was the Shirvanshah from between 1187–1203 to sometime before 1225. Reign He ruled during a time in Shirvanshah history that scholarship has referred to "a period of total confusion", due to the lack of written records and con ...

. It has been proposed that Manuchihr III may have divided his kingdom amongst his sons upon his death, due to coin mints demonstrating the coinciding reign of Akhsitan I, Shahanshah, Afridun II and his son

Fariburz II Jalaladdunya Fariburz II was the 23rd Shirvanshah. Reign Information about his reign does not exist. However coins minted on his name was found along with name of Caliph al-Nasir. Inscriptions on coins mentions his name as "''al-Malik al-Adil Jala ...

. Afridun II and Fariburz II may have ruled in the western part of the kingdom, while coin mints of Shahanshah demonstrate that he was based in

Shamakhi Shamakhi (, ) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population was 31,704. It is famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers, and also for perhaps giving its name to th ...

. However, the latter has also been suggested to have been the successor of Akhsitan I.

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