Kasranids

Kasranids
Parent familyYazidids
Founded991
FounderYazid ibn Ahmad
Final rulerHushang of Shirvan
TitlesShirvanshah
Emir of Derbent
Connected familiesYazidids
Sharvashidze
Darbandids
Dissolution1382

The Kasranids (Persian: سلسله کسرانی) were a branch of the Shirvanshahs, who ruled the Shirvan region for 387 years. The word "Kasra" was derived from legendary king Kai Khosrow of Iran, reflecting a shift in naming tradition from Arabic to Persian and it was part of an effort to break with their Arabic roots by claiming to be successors of the Sasanians and the Kayanian dynasty.