Ispahbads of Gilan

Realm of Sipahbad
Persian: مملکت سپهبد[1]
?–15th century
Map of the domains of the Ispahbads of Gilan
Map of the domains of the Ispahbads of Gilan
StatusAutonomous under suzerainty of Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate, Ilkhanate, Timurid Empire and Safavid Empire
CapitalShandan[2]
Astara[3]
(from 14th century)
GovernmentPrincipality[3]
Ispahbad 
• 12th century
Kiyā Livāshīr
• 13th–14th century
Ahmad
• 14th–15th century
Hussein
• ?–1408/09[4]
Shapur[4]
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
?
• Disestablished
15th century
Succeeded by
Safavid Talish
Today part ofIran
Azerbaijan

Ispahbads of Gīlān[3][5] (Persian: اسپهبدان گیلان) or Esfahbad of Gīlān[3] was a small principality in Iran.[3] In the 14th century, Āstārā became the seat of the principality.[3]

  1. ^ Minorsky 1954, p. 525: "Mamlakat-i Sipahbad"
  2. ^ Minorsky 1954, p. 525.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Bazin 1987, p. 837.
  4. ^ a b Hariri 2006, p. 166.
  5. ^ Minorsky 1954, p. 524.