Keykavus () was the 30th ruler 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 the second son of

Akhsitan III Akhsitan III was the 29th ruler of Shirvan, now part of Azerbaijan. He is thought to be the son of Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II. Life No numismatic source mentions his name. His existence is proposed on the details of a legend in ''Safvat as-safa, a ...

. He was mentioned as "

Malik Malik (; ; ; variously Romanized ''Mallik'', ''Melik'', ''Malka'', ''Malek'', ''Maleek'', ''Malick'', ''Mallick'', ''Melekh'') is the Semitic term translating to "king", recorded in East Semitic and Arabic, and as mlk in Northwest Semitic d ...

" in an inscription on

Pir Husayn Khanqah Pir or PIR may refer to: Places * Pir, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Pir, Satu Mare, commune in Satu Mare County, Romania Religion * Pir (Sufism), a Sufi teacher or spiritual leader * Pir (Zoroastrianism), pilgrimage site in Pers ...

dated June 1294. He hasn't left any numismatic evidence. According to disputed ''Letters'' of

Rashid-al-Din Hamadani Rashīd al-Dīn Ṭabīb (;‎ 1247–1318; also known as Rashīd al-Dīn Faḍlullāh Hamadānī, ) was a statesman, historian, and physician in Ilkhanate Iran.Shabaran Shabaran (also spelled Shaburan and Shaberan; ), was a town and district in the historical region of Shirvan, in what is now the eastern part of Azerbaijan. Shabaran was founded by the Sasanian king Shapur II (). The 10th-century Persian geograph ...

and

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 ...

" and even invited him to his estate in Fathabad. Otherwise, he is not known to historiography.

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