Realm of Sipahbad | |||||||
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?–15th century | |||||||
![]() Map of the domains of the Ispahbads of Gilan | |||||||
Status | Autonomous under suzerainty of Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate, Ilkhanate, Timurid Empire and Safavid Empire | ||||||
Capital | Shandan[2] Astara[3] (from 14th century) | ||||||
Government | Principality[3] | ||||||
Ispahbad | |||||||
• 12th century | Kiyā Livāshīr | ||||||
• 13th–14th century | Ahmad | ||||||
• 14th–15th century | Hussein | ||||||
• ?–1408/09[4] | Shapur[4] | ||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | ? | ||||||
• Disestablished | 15th century | ||||||
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Today part of | IranAzerbaijan |
Ispahbads of Gīlān[3][5] (Persian: اسپهبدان گیلان) or Esfahbad of Gīlān[3] was a small principality in Iran.[3] In the 14th century, Āstārā became the seat of the principality.[3]
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