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Justan I ibn Marzuban I
Sallarid ruler of Azerbaijan
Reign	957–960
Predecessor	Marzuban ibn Muhammad
Successor	Ismail ibn Wahsudan
Born	Unknown
Died	960
House	Sallarid
Father	Marzuban ibn Muhammad
Religion	Islam

Justan I ibn Marzuban (died 960) was the Sallarid ruler of Azerbaijan (957–960). He was the son and successor of Marzuban ibn Muhammad.

Biography

Marzuban ibn Muhammad had designated his brother Wahsudan ibn Muhammad as his successor. When he came to Azerbaijan, however, the commanders of the fortresses refused to surrender to him, recognizing instead Marzuban's son Justan I ibn Marzuban I as his successor.^[1] Unable to establish his rule in the province, Wahusdan returned to Tarum; Justan was recognized as ruler in Azerbaijan, with his brother Ibrahim I ibn Marzuban I made governor of Dvin. Justan seems to have been interested primarily in his harem, a fact which alienated some of his supporters, although he and Ibrahim successfully put down a revolt by a grandson of the caliph al-Muktafi in 960.

Shortly afterwards Justan and another brother, Nasir, came to Tarum, where they were treacherously imprisoned by Wahsudan, who sent his son Ismail ibn Wahsudan to take over Azerbaijan. Ibrahim raised an army in Armenia to oppose Ismail, prompting Wahsudan to execute Justan, his mother and Nasir. Ibrahim was driven out of Azerbaijan by Ismail, but retained his rule in Dvin.^[1]

References

Sources

Madelung, W. (1975). "The Minor Dynasties of Northern Iran". In Frye, R.N. (ed.). 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.
Bosworth, C. E. (1975). "Iran under the Buyids". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 4: From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 250–305. ISBN 0-521-20093-8.

Preceded byMarzuban ibn Muhammad Sallarid ruler of Azerbaijan 957–960 Succeeded byIsmail ibn Wahsudan

v t e Sallarid dynasty
In Dailam (919–1062)	Muhammad ibn Musafir Wahsudan ibn Muhammad Buyid occupation Wahsudan ibn Muhammad Marzuban II ibn Ismail Ibrahim II ibn Marzuban II Justan II ibn Ibrahim II Musafir ibn Ibrahim II
In Azerbaijan (919–984)	Muhammad ibn Musafir Marzuban ibn Muhammad Muhammad ibn Musafir Marzuban ibn Muhammad Justan I ibn Marzuban I Ismail ibn Wahsudan Ibrahim I ibn Marzuban I Nuh ibn Wahsudan Ibrahim I ibn Marzuban I Marzuban II ibn Ismail
In Dvin (945–990)	Marzuban ibn Muhammad Ibrahim I ibn Marzuban I Abu'l-Hajja