Manuchihr II of Shirvan

Manuchehr II
Coin minted in the name of Manuchihr II (Hermitage Museum)
Shah of Shirvan
Reign	1096 – 1106
Predecessor	Fariburz I
Successor	Afridun I
Emir of Ganja
Tenure	1086 - 1096
Predecessor	Fadl III
Died	1106
Spouse	Rusudan
House	Kasranid
Father	Fariburz I
Religion	Sunni Islam

Manuchihr II was the 17th shah of Shirvan. Azerbaijani historian Sara Ashurbeyli associated him with Al-Adud, ^[1] a son of Fariburz I, who was mentioned by Masud ibn Namdar as an emir of Ganja. ^[2] He might have started this tenure when Malik Shah removed Fadlun ibn Fadl from power in 1086. According to Dickran Kouymjian, he became shah in 1094. ^[3]

His existence is only known from inscriptions and numismatic evidence.

References

1. Ashurbeyli, Sara (2006). Shirvanshahs' State (in Azerbaijani). Baku: Poliqraf. pp. 111–112. ISBN   978-5-87459-229-5.
2. Beilis, Wolf (1970). "Из наблюдений над текстом Mac'уда ибн Намдара" [From observations on the text of Mas'ud ibn Namdar](PDF). Памятники письменности Востока (in Russian). 95 (30).
3. Kouymjian, Dickran. A Numismatic History of Southeastern Caucasia and Adharbayjan Based on the Islamic Coinage of the 5th/11th to the 7th/13th Centuries, doctoral thesis, Near & Middle Eastern Languages & Civilization (Columbia U., NY, 1969). p. 155.

Manuchihr II of Shirvan House of Shirvanshah Born: ? Died: 1106
Regnal titles
Preceded by Shirvanshah Fariburz	Shirvanshah 1096-1106	Succeeded by Shirvanshah Afridun I