Khusrau Shah

Coin minted during the reign of Khusrau Shah.

Khusrau Shah^a[›] was the king of the Justanids from 972 to ca. 1004. He was the son and successor of Manadhar.

Reign

During the reign of Khusrau Shah, relations between the Buyids flourished; he aided the Buyid ruler Adud al-Dawla in his campaigns by sending him Daylamite troops.^[1] Even during a period when Khusrau Shah was sick, Adud al-Dawla sent one of his physicians named Jibrail III to treat him. Adud al-Dawla also married the sister of Khusrau Shah, who bore him Abu'l-Husain Ahmad and Abu Tahir Firuzshah.^[2] Khusrau Shah also had a brother named Fuladh ibn Manadhar, who was a prominent Buyid officer who held much influence in the Buyid court of Baghdad. Khusrau Shah later died ca. in 1004, the name of his successor is not known, however, dynasty continued to rule in Rudbar until the late 11th-century.^[1]

Notes

^ a: His name is also spelt Khosrau Shah, Khosrow Shah, and Khusraw Shah.

References

Sources

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• Madelung, W. (1975). "The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran". In Frye, R. N. The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 198–249. ISBN 978-0-521-20093-6.