Shirvanshah Akhsitan II
Shah of Shirvan
About Shirvanshah Akhsitan II
Lived 1243 – 1260 (aged 16–17).
Jalal ad-din Akhsitan was the 27th Shirvanshah.
Reign Zakariya al-Qazwini described him as "ruler of independent region of Shirvan" in his Aja'ib al-Makhluqat. He accepted overlordship of Mongols as his coins dating 1256 and 1258 mention Möngke Khagan's name.
His name was also mentioned on a semi-ruined building dated 1257 located between Nağaraxana and Talışnuru villages of Shamakhi. According to Ibn al-Fuwati, he was executed by the order of Hulagu in 1260.
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Who was Shirvanshah Akhsitan II?
shah of Shirvan
When was Shirvanshah Akhsitan II born?
Shirvanshah Akhsitan II was born in 1243 in Shamakhi.
When did Shirvanshah Akhsitan II die?
Shirvanshah Akhsitan II died in 1260 in Shamakhi.
What nationality was Shirvanshah Akhsitan II?
Shirvanshah Akhsitan II's recorded nationality: Shirvan.
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