| Abu Nasr Mamlan II | |
|---|---|
| Amir | |
 The Imamzadeh Chaharmenar in
Tabriz, where the Rawadid rulers are buried | |
| Ruler of Azarbaijan | |
| Reign | 1058/9–1070 |
| Predecessor | Abu Mansur Wahsudan |
| Successor | Alp Arslan ( Seljuk Empire) |
| Died | Unknown |
| Dynasty | Rawadids |
| Father | Abu Mansur Wahsudan |
Abu Nasr Mamlan II (also spelled Muhammad II) was the last Rawadid amir (ruler) of Azarbaijan from 1058/9 to 1071. He was the son and successor of Abu Mansur Wahsudan ( r. 1019–1058/9). He was along with his sons arrested in 1070 by his suzerain, the Seljuk ruler Alp Arslan ( r. 1063–1072), thus marking the end of the Rawadid dynasty. However, their descendants, the Ahmadilis, recaptured Maragha in the early 12th-century. [1]
The Rawwadids were promoters of Persian culture, which is demonstrated by Mamlan II and his father's patronage of the Persian poet Qatran Tabrizi. Mamlan II himself seems to have been a poet, yet no traces of his work has survived. [1]
References
- ^ a b Peacock 2017.
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