Shaddadids

Shaddadids
951–1199
Map of the Shaddadids ( ,  ), 11th-12th centuries CE
Capital	Dvin, Janza,[1] Ani
Common languages	Persian (court, poetry)[2]
Religion	Sunni Islam
Government	Emirate
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	951
• Muhammad ibn Shaddad conquers Dwin	951
• Lashkari ibn Muhammad established himself in Ganja	971
• Manuchihr ibn Shavur founded the Shaddadis emirate of Ani	c. 1072
• Disestablished	1199
Preceded by Succeeded by Sallarid dynasty Byzantine empire Seljuk Empire Kingdom of Georgia

The Shaddadids were a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty.^[a][4][3] who ruled in various parts of Armenia and Arran from 951 to 1199 AD. They were established in Dvin. Through their long tenure in Armenia, they often intermarried with the Bagratuni royal family of Armenia.^[b][c]

They began ruling in the city of Dvin, and eventually ruled other major cities, such as Barda and Ganja. A cadet line of the Shaddadids were given the cities of Ani and Tbilisi^[6] as a reward for their service to the Seljuqs, to whom they became vassals.^[7][8] From 1047 to 1057, the Shaddadids were engaged in several wars against the Byzantine army. The area between the rivers Kura and Aras was ruled by a Shaddadid dynasty.

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