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Prince Rashid ibn Farrukhzad

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Rashid
Wali of Derbent
Prince
Reigncirca. 1221
Successor?
Born?
Şamaxı
Died?
probably Derbent
IssueUnknown
Names
Rashid b. Farrukhzad
HouseHouse of Shirvanshah
FatherShirvanshah 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

  1. ^ Ibn-Al Asir - Tarikhi Kamil
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