Akhsitan II
Shah of Shirvan
Copper fulus of II Ahsitan. Museum of History of Azerbaijan, Baku
Reign1243/1255 - 1260
PredecessorFariburz III
SuccessorFarrukhzad II
Died1260
IssueFarrukhzad II
HouseKasranid
FatherFariburz III

Jalal ad-din Akhsitan was the 27th Shirvanshah.

Reign

Zakariya al-Qazwini described him as "ruler of independent region of Shirvan" in his Aja'ib al-Makhluqat.[1] He accepted overlordship of Mongols as his coins dating 1256 and 1258 mention Möngke Khagan's name.

His name was also mentioned on a semi-ruined building dated 1257 located between Nağaraxana and Talışnuru villages of Shamakhi. According to Ibn al-Fuwati, he was executed by the order of Hulagu in 1260.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bunyadov, Ziya (1976). "Материалы из сочинений Закария аль-Казвини об Азербайджане". News of the Academy of Sciences of the AzSSR. History, Philosophy and Law Series (2) – via Vostlit.
  2. ^ ibn al-Fuwati (1969). Jawād, M. (ed.). Talḵīṣ majmaʿ al-ādāb fī moʿjam al-alqāb (in Arabic). Vol. 4 (part 2). Damascus. p. 1067.((cite book)): CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Akhsitan II House of ShirvanshahBorn:  ? Died: 1260 Regnal titles Preceded byShirvanshah Fariburz II Shirvanshah 1243 - 1260 Succeeded byShirvanshah Farrukhzad II


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