Ispahbads of Gilan
Realm of Sipahbad Persian: مملکت سپهبد | |||||||
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| ?–15th century | |||||||
Map of the domains of the Ispahbads of Gilan | |||||||
| Status | Autonomous under suzerainty of Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate, Ilkhanate, Timurid Empire and Safavid Empire | ||||||
| Capital | Shandan Astara (from 14th century) | ||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||
| Ispahbad | |||||||
• 12th century | Kiyā Livāshīr | ||||||
• 13th–14th century | Ahmad | ||||||
• 14th–15th century | Hussein | ||||||
• ?–1408/09 | Shapur | ||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||
• Established | ? | ||||||
• Disestablished | 15th century | ||||||
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| Today part of | IranAzerbaijan | ||||||
Ispahbads of Gīlān (Persian: اسپهبدان گیلان) or Esfahbad of Gīlān was a Talysh small principality in Iran. In the 14th century, Āstārā became the seat of the principality.