Eshaqvand Dynasty

Eshaqvand Dynasty
اسحاقوندان
Esḥāqvandān
c. mid-13th century–1592
Location of Eshaqvand Dynasty
CapitalFuman
Religion
Sunni Islam
History 
• Established
c. mid-13th century
• Safavid conquest of Gilan
1592
Today part of

The Eshaqvand Dynasty (Persian: اسحاقوندان, romanizedEsḥāqvandān), also known as the Eshaqiyyeh (Persian: اسحاقیه), was a local dynasty ruling in Western Gilan (Bīa-pas), which is west of the Sefid-Rud River. The dynasty survived well into the Safavid period, when both it and its eastern counterpart, the Kar-Kiya, were removed.[1] The Eshaqvand were Shafi'i Sunnis, who claimed descent from the Ashkanids or from Isaac.[2]