Shirvan

Shirvan was the eastern Caucasian realm of the Shirvanshahs, with royal seats at Shamakhi and Baku. In 1337 the Kasranid Kayqubad I ruled after the Ilkhanate’s collapse in 1335 had allowed him to restore autonomy.

The Kasranid line ended with Hushang’s murder in 1382; Ibrahim I of the Darbandid branch began a new line as Timur’s vassal. The Palace of the Shirvanshahs was built at Baku under Khalilullah I and Farrukh Yasar. Safavid Ismail I defeated and killed Farrukh Yasar in 1500, and Shah Tahmasp I made Shirvan a province in 1538.