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    Shirvan (from Persian: شیروان, romanized: Shirvān; Azerbaijani: Şirvan; Tat: Şirvan) is a historical region in the eastern Caucasus, as known in both...
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  • Abbas I's Shirvan campaign took place in 1606–1607, during the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1603–1618. The Safavids had lost control over the province by the...
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    The Georgian conquest of Shirvan was a military conquest of Shirvan by David IV the Builder during the Georgian–Seljuk wars. Around 1112, David IV's daughter...
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  • Look up Shirvan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shirvan is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, now in Azerbaijan. Shirvan or Sirvan...
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    Shirvan (Azerbaijani: Şirvan) is a city in Azerbaijan, located on the Kura River. It was called Zubovka until 1938 and Ali Bayramli until 2008. From 1938...
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  • The Shirvan steppe (Azerbaijani: Şirvan düzü) is part of the Kur-Araz Lowland of Azerbaijan and is located on the left bank of the Kura River. The elevation...
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    The Shirvan province (Persian: ولایت شیروان, romanized: Velāyat-e Shirvān) was a province founded by the Safavid Empire on the territory of modern Azerbaijan...
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  • Shirvan District (Persian: بخش شیروان) is in Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran. Its capital is the village of Shirvan, whose population at the time...
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  • Shirvan (Persian: شيروان) is a village in Shirvan-e Gharbi Rural District of Shirvan District, Borujerd County, Lorestan province, Iran, serving as capital...
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    The conquest of Shirvan was the first campaign of Ismail, the leader of the Safavid order. In late 1500, Ismail marched into Shirvan, and, despite heavily...
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    Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region (Azerbaijani: Şirvan-Salyan iqtisadi rayonu) is one of the 14 economic regions of Azerbaijan. It borders Iran to the west...
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    The Shirvanshahs (Arabic/Persian: شروانشاه) were the rulers of Shirvan (in present-day Azerbaijan) from 861 to 1538. The first ruling line were the Yazidids...
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  • Shirvan Kala is a village in the Daşoguz region of Turkmenistan. The village is named after an eponymous fortress, aside a plateau. Atop an adjacent hill...
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    Shirvan Khanate (Persian: خانات شیروان, romanized: Khānāt-e Shirvan) was a Caucasian khanate under Iranian suzerainty, which controlled the Shirvan region...
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  • Ban Shirvan (Persian: بان شيروان, also Romanized as Bān Shīrvān; also known as Bān Shīrvān-e Tofangchī) is a village in Qalkhani Rural District, Gahvareh...
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    the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was formerly referred to as Arran and Shirvan. On that basis Iran protested the newly adopted country name. During Soviet...
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    it maintained its role as the economic and administrative capital of Shirvan and one of the key towns on the Silk Road. The only building to have survived...
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  • Ban Shirvan Bi Bi Shirvan Karkhaneh-ye Qand-e Shirvan Now Shirvan Kola Shirvan County Shirvan, Iran Shirvan, Lorestan Shirvan Mahalleh Shirvan Rural...
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    Shirvan Domes or Shamakhi mausoleum is a 15th-century mausoleum and graveyard in Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. It is located at the foot of the Gulustan Fortress...
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    Khaqani (redirect from Khagani of Shirvan)
    prose-writer. He was born in Transcaucasia in the historical region known as Shirvan, where he served as an ode-writer to the Shirvanshahs. His fame most securely...
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    Alqas Mirza (category Safavid governors of Shirvan)
    to take Shirvan in 1532, which was stalled due to Uzbek invasion. As a result, in March 1538 Tahmasp I ordered Alqas to move against Shirvan together...
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  • طهمورث دربندی) was a member of House of Shirvanshah, ruling dynasty of Shirvan. He was a great-grandson of Shirvanshah Keykubad I and cousin of Khalilullah...
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    Shirvan National Park (Azerbaijani: Şirvan Milli Parkı) — is a national park of Azerbaijan. It was established on July 5, 2003 within the territory of...
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  • Shirvan District (Persian: بخش شیروان) is a former administrative division of Chardavol County, Ilam province, Iran. Its capital was the city of Lumar...
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  • families. Ban Shirvan Bi Bi Shirvan Karkhaneh-ye Qand-e Shirvan Now Shirvan Kola Shirvan Shirvan County Shirvan, Iran Shirvan, Lorestan Shirvan Rural District...
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  • Ahmad of Shirvan (Arabic: احمد) was the eighth Shah of Shirvan. He was born to Muhammad III while he was still governor of Layzan and had a younger brother...
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  • Yazidids (redirect from Mazyadids (Shirvan))
    Banu Shayban), were an Arab family what came to rule over the region of Shirvan (in Azerbaijan) in the mid 9th century. Starting from Haytham ibn Khalid's...
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  • Shirvan (Persian: شيروان) is a city in the Central District of Shirvan County, North Khorasan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and...
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  • Qubad (Persian: قباد) was the thirteenth Shah of Shirvan, a younger brother of his predecessor Ali II. His reign saw arrival of Seljuks in the region...
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  • Cham Kabud (Persian: چم كبود, also Romanized as Cham Kabūd; also known as Cheshmeh Kabūd) is a village in Shabab Rural District, in the Shabab District...
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