Emirate of Derbent Imārat Bāb al-Abwāb | |||||||||||
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| 869 - 1173/1225 | |||||||||||
 Emirate of Derbent and its neighbours | |||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Established | c. 869 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 1173 or c. 1225 | ||||||||||
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Emirate of Derbent (Arabic: امارة بَاب ٱلْأَبْوَاب, romanized: Imārat Bāb al-Abwāb) was a medieval state that arose on the Caspian trade route with its center in the city of Derbent. The latter occupied a key position among trade centers in the Caspian region. It was ruled by the Hashimid dynasty (Āl-e Hāšem), descendants of a freedman from the Banu Sulaym tribe.[1]
- ^ Minorsky 1958, pp. 122–123.