Vushmgir

Vushmgir
Emir of the Ziyarid dynasty
Reign	935-967
Predecessor	Mardavij
Successor	Bisutun
Born	Unknown Gilan
Died	December 967 Iran
House	Ziyarid
Father	Ziyar
Religion	Islam

Zahir al-Dawla Vushmgir (Persian: ظهیرالدوله وشمگیر‎‎), mostly known as Vushmgir (also spelled as Voshmgir, Wushmgir, Wushmagir and Washmgir), was the second Ziyarid Emir who ruled from 935 until his death in December 967. He was a son of Ziyar. Voshmgir means "quail catcher" in the local Caspian Iranian dialects.

Vushmgir was the son of Ziyar, who had married a sister of Harusindan, a Gilite ruler. Vushmgir belonged to the Arghich tribe, which claimed to be descended from Arghush Farhadan, king of Gilan who lived during the time of Kai Khosrow. The religion of Ziyar and his family is not exactly known. Zoroastrianism, including heterodox branches such as the Mazdakite, the Zurvanite and Gayomardian, was still popular at his time. However, unlike his Zoroastrian brother Mardavij, Vushmgir was a Sunni Muslim. During his early life, Vushmgir lived in Gilan, which was then under control of the Alids.

In 931, Mardavij, the brother of Vushmgir and king of the Ziyarid dynasty, sent an army to conquer Tabaristan from Makan ibn Kaki, his army was, however, defeated. One later year, Mardavij and Vushgmir defeated Makan and conquered Tabaristan. Vushmgir was then appointed as governor of Amol. In 931, Vushmgir captured Isfahan from the Buyid Ali ibn Buya.

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