Anushirvan bin Ali II Lashkari
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Ali II Lashkari was succeeded by Anushirvan apparently a minor, with the hajib or Chamberlain
Abu'l Mansur serving as regent
. Abu-Mansur, along his army chiefs, immediately agreed to surrender several frontier fortresses to the Georgians and Byzantines, in order, says a local chronicle, "to restrain their greed for Arran
." This decision provoked the leading men of Shamkur to revolt under al-Haytham ibn Maymun al-Bais, chief of the tanners in that city. Abu-Mansur, then residing at Shamkur, attempted to arrest al-Haytham, but al-Haytham and his ghulams (servants) "drew their daggers" and declared for Abu'l-Aswar, to whom they opened the gates. Abu'l-Aswar occupied Shamkur, settled its affairs, and returned to Ganja. He arrested Anushirvan, whose reign ended abruptly after two months, as well as Abu-Mansur and his relations.
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
Abu'l Mansur serving as regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
. Abu-Mansur, along his army chiefs, immediately agreed to surrender several frontier fortresses to the Georgians and Byzantines, in order, says a local chronicle, "to restrain their greed for Arran
Arran (Azerbaijan)
Arran , also known as Aran, Ardhan , Al-Ran , Aghvank and Alvank , or Caucasian Albania , was a geographical name used in ancient and medieval times to signify the territory which lies within the triangle of land, lowland in the east and mountainous in the west, formed by the junction of Kura and...
." This decision provoked the leading men of Shamkur to revolt under al-Haytham ibn Maymun al-Bais, chief of the tanners in that city. Abu-Mansur, then residing at Shamkur, attempted to arrest al-Haytham, but al-Haytham and his ghulams (servants) "drew their daggers" and declared for Abu'l-Aswar, to whom they opened the gates. Abu'l-Aswar occupied Shamkur, settled its affairs, and returned to Ganja. He arrested Anushirvan, whose reign ended abruptly after two months, as well as Abu-Mansur and his relations.