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Year of birth unknown; died 1501. Ruler of Shirvan from 1462. Member of the Derbendi dynasty.Farruh Yasar was an ally of the Ak-Koyunlu rulers. During his reign, Shirvan maintained diplomatic and trade relations with the Russian state and repulsed an attack by the Kizilbash in 1488; it remained ...

Date of birth unknown; died 1417. Azerbaijani statesman, ruler of Shirvan (after 1382), founder of the Derbendi Shirvanshah dynasty.Taking advantage of the hostile relations between Tamerlane and Tokhtamysh, Ibrahim was able to strengthen Shirvan. He became a vassal of Tamerlane and saved his country from attack. After Tamerlane ...