Afridun II

Shah of Shirvan
Afridun II
Shah of Shirvan
Reign1160 (?)
PredecessorManuchihr III of Shirvan
SuccessorAkhsitan I
IssueFariburz II
HouseKasranid
FatherManuchihr III of Shirvan

Afridun II was a Shah of Shirvan.[1] He may have ruled during a time in Shirvanshah history that scholarship has referred to "a period of total confusion", due to the lack of written records and contradictory numismatic evidence.[2] He was a son of Shirvanshah Manuchihr III (r. 1120 – after 1160). He had had three brothers, Akhsitan I, Farrukhzad I, and Shahanshah.[3] He might not have even ruled. He left no numismatic evidence but known from his son Fariburz II's coins.

References

  1. ^ Ashurbeyli, Sara (2006). Shirvanshahs' State (in Azerbaijani). Baku: Poliqraf. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-5-87459-229-5.
  2. ^ Kouymjian 1969, p. 183.
  3. ^ Kouymjian 1969, p. 242.

Sources

  • Kouymjian, Dickran (1969). A Numismatic History of Southeastern Caucasia and Adharbayjan based on the Islamic Coinage of the 5th/11th to the 7th/13th Centuries. Columbia University.
Afridun II
House of Shirvanshah
Born:  ? Died: 1160
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Shirvanshah Manuchehr III
 Shirvanshah
1160 		Succeeded by