Prince Rashid ibn Farrukhzad
Appearance
Rashid | |||||
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Wali of Derbent Prince | |||||
Reign | circa. 1221 | ||||
Successor | ? | ||||
Born | ? Şamaxı | ||||
Died | ? probably Derbent | ||||
Issue | Unknown | ||||
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House | House of Shirvanshah | ||||
Father | Shirvanshah Farrukhzad I |
Prince Rashid — was a governor of Derbent during invasions of Jebe and Subutai. He was a younger brother of Shirvanshah Gushtasb I. He defended the city against Mongol armies successfully and forced them to pass Caucasus via alternative ways. He failed to defend himself against fleeing Kipchaks, but he managed to retake the city and put them to death.[1]
Prince Rashid is a character appears on Tom Shanley's novel Dominion: Dawn of the Mongol Empire.
References
- ^ Ibn-Al Asir - Tarikhi Kamil