Akhsitan III

Akhsitan III was the 29th ruler of Shirvan, now part of Azerbaijan. He was the son of Shirvanshah Farrukhzad II.

Akhsitan III
Shah of Shirvan
Reign1282 - 1294
Coronation1282
PredecessorShirvanshah Farrukhzad II
SuccessorShirvanshah Keykavus I
Born?
Şamaxı
Died1294
Baku
IssueShirvanshah Keykavus I
Prince Siamerk - executed by Arghun Khan
HouseHouse of Shirvanshah
FatherShirvanshah Farrukhzad II

Reign

His name is first recorded in Safvat as-safa, a work by Tawakkul b. Bazzaz, a medieval biographer,[1] who mentions Akhsitan as ruler of Shirvan. Shah wanted to marry his daughter to Safavid sheikh Safi-ad-din Ardabili with a dowry of 14.000 Iranian toman and a water canal. But seeing Safiaddin's tutor and future father-in-law Zahed Gilani's influence over Shirvani people Akhsitan began to oppose religious Sufi orders.[2] He died in 1294 of mental illness.

References

  1. Ṣafwat al-ṣafā, B.Dorn collection, No.300
  2. Sara Ashurbeyli - Shirvanshahs, 2006


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