Qabus

Qabus
Emir of the Ziyarid dynasty
Coin of Qabus minted in Jurjan
Emir of Tabaristan
Reign997 – 1012
PredecessorFakhr al-Dawla (as Buyid Emir)
SuccessorManuchihr
Reign977 – 981
PredecessorBisutun
SuccessorMu'ayyad al-Dawla (as Buyid Emir)
Born10th century
Died1012
Gorgan
IssueManuchihr
Iskandar
HouseZiyarid
FatherVushmgir
ReligionIslam

Qabus ibn Wushmagir (full name: Abol-Hasan Qābūs ibn Wušmagīr ibn Ziyar Sams al-maʿālī, ابوالحسن قابوس بن وشمگیر بن زیار, شمس‌المعالی; (died 1012) (r. 977–981; 997–1012) was the Ziyarid ruler of Gurgan and Tabaristan in medieval Iran. His father was Vushmgir and his mother was a daughter of the Bavandi Ispahbad Sharwin II.