At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
Overview
The Ildigizid atabegate of Adharbayjan, a state whose origin goes back to Shams al-Din Ildiguz, a mamluk from the lands of the Qipchaq who belonged to the Seljuk sultan Mas'ud in Iraq. His state was founded in 531 AH and spread through the mountains, Adharbayjan and Iraq Ajam. 1
Succession
Muhammad Bahlawan Jahan ruled after him in 568 AH, then Qizil Arslan Uthman in 587 AH, then Abu Bakr. 1
The end
Khwarazmshah Ala al-Din Muhammad removed the state in 622 AH, at the hands of Uzbek Bahlawan, the last of its emirs. 1
Not covered here
The Christian dates (1136 CE and 1225 CE) are derived from the Hijri. Details of rule and building need a second source.
Connections
- Founded by
- Shams al-Din Eldiguz
People and things also explored
al-Bahlawān takes Tabrīz· Īldigiz takes al-Rayy· Shams al-Din Eldiguz
Sources
- Tarikh al-Islam — Hasan Ibrahim Hasan , p.88-89
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Eldiguzid atabegs of Azerbaijan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/polity/ildigizid-atabegs/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.