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Mar'ashis

The Mar'ashis or the Mar'ashi dynasty were an Iranian Sayyid Twelver Shiʿite dynasty of Mazandarani origin, ruling in Mazandaran from 1359 to 1596.

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Mar'ashi dynasty
مرعشیون
1359–1596
Map of the Mar'ashi state
Map of the Mar'ashi state
CapitalAmol, Sari, Vatashan
Common languagesMazanderani
Religion
Twelver Shia Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
• 1359-1362
Mir-i Buzurg (first)
• 1362-1392
Rida al-Din
• 1362-1392
Kamal al-Din I
• 1404-?
Ghiyas al-Din Ali
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
1359
• Disestablished
1596
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Afrasiyab dynasty
Safavid Empire
Today part ofIran

The Mar'ashis (Mazandarani: مرعشیون; Persian: مرعشیان Mar'ašiyān) or the Mar'ashi dynasty were an Iranian Sayyid Twelver Shiʿite dynasty of Mazandarani origin, ruling in Mazandaran from 1359 to 1596.

The strangulation of the Mar'ashi Safavid queen Khayr al-Nisa Begum by the Qizilbash, at the Safavid court on 26 July 1579. Nusretname (Topkapi, H.1365) (1584).1 source ↗

The dynasty was founded by Mir-i Buzurg, a Sayyid native to Dabudasht. Their capitals were Amol, Sari, and Vatashan.

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  1. Uluç 2013, p. 799
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