Zeyārid Dynasty
Iranian dynasty
Also known as: Ziyārid dynasty
- Also spelled:
- Ziyārid
Zeyārid Dynasty, (927–c. 1090), Iranian dynasty that ruled in the Caspian provinces of Gurgān and Māzandarān. The founder of the dynasty was Mardāvīz ebn Zeyār (reigned 927–935), who took advantage of a rebellion in the Sāmānid army of Iran to seize power in northern Iran. He soon expanded his domains and captured the cities of Hamadān and Eṣfahān. Mardāvīz was murdered in 935, and Zeyārid power thereupon disintegrated. During subsequent hostilities between the Sāmānid and the Būyid dynasties, the Zeyārids changed their allegiance several times and thus were able to maintain their autonomy. But with the consolidation of Ghaznavid power, ...(100 of 192 words)