Anushirwan Khan ( ,
Anūshīrvān Khān) occupied the
IlkhanidThe Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate or Il Khanate , was a Mongol khanate established in Persia in the 13th century, considered a part of the Mongol Empire...
throne from 1344 until his death in 1357. He was a puppet of the Chobanid ruler
Malek AshrafMalek Ashraf , was a Chupanid ruler of northwestern Iran during the 14th century. He was the last of the Chupanids to possess a significant influence within Persia. He was the son of Timurtash....
and possessed no power of his own.
Anushirwan's origins are obscure. One account suggests that Malek Ashraf's wardrobe keeper, a certain Nushirvan, was raised to the throne and given the name
Anushirvan, after the famous Sassanid king
Khosrau IKhosrau I , also known as Anushiravan the Just Khosrau I (also called Khosnow I, Chusro I, Khusro I, Husraw I or Khosrow I, Chosroes I in classical sources, most commonly known in Persian as Anushirvan, Persian: انوشيروان meaning the immortal soul), also known as Anushiravan the Just (انوشیروان...
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Anushirwan Khan ( ,
Anūshīrvān Khān) occupied the
IlkhanidThe Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate or Il Khanate , was a Mongol khanate established in Persia in the 13th century, considered a part of the Mongol Empire...
throne from 1344 until his death in 1357. He was a puppet of the Chobanid ruler
Malek AshrafMalek Ashraf , was a Chupanid ruler of northwestern Iran during the 14th century. He was the last of the Chupanids to possess a significant influence within Persia. He was the son of Timurtash....
and possessed no power of his own.
Anushirwan's origins are obscure. One account suggests that Malek Ashraf's wardrobe keeper, a certain Nushirvan, was raised to the throne and given the name
Anushirvan, after the famous Sassanid king
Khosrau IKhosrau I , also known as Anushiravan the Just Khosrau I (also called Khosnow I, Chusro I, Khusro I, Husraw I or Khosrow I, Chosroes I in classical sources, most commonly known in Persian as Anushirvan, Persian: انوشيروان meaning the immortal soul), also known as Anushiravan the Just (انوشیروان...
. The Chobanids struck coins in his name until 1357.