Marashiyan Dynasty مرعشیون
1359–1596
Map of the Marashiyan dynasty
Capital	Amol, Sari, Vatashan
Common languages	Mazanderani
Religion	Twelver Shi'a Islam
Government	Monarchy
• 1359-1362	Mir-i Buzurg (first)
• 1362-1392	Rida al-Din
• 1362-1392	Kamal al-Din I
• 1404-?	Ghiyas al-Din Ali
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1359
• Disestablished	1596
Preceded by Succeeded by Afrasiyab dynasty Safavid Empire
Today part of	Iran

The Marashiyan or Marashis (Mazandarani: مرعشیون; Persian: مرعشیان) were an Iranian Sayyid Twelver Shiʿite dynasty of Mazandarani origin, ruling in Mazandaran from 1359 to 1596. The dynasty was founded by Mir-i Buzurg, a Sayyid native to Dabudasht. Their capitals were Amol, Sari, and Vatashan.

Sources

• Bosworth, C. E. (1984). "Āl-e Afrāsīāb". Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, Vol. I, Fasc. 7. New York. pp. 742–743.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Bosworth, C. E. (1986). "The Jalayirids, Muzaffarids and Sarbadars". In Frye, R. N. (ed.). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6: The Timurid and Safavid periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–42. ISBN 9780521200943.
• Calmard, J (1991). "Marʿas̲h̲is". In Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, E. & Pellat, Ch. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Volume VI: Mahk–Mid. Leiden: E. J. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-08112-3.
• Manz, Beatrice Forbes (2007). Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-46284-6.
• Subtelny, Maria (2007). Timurids in Transition: Turko-Persian Politics and Acculturation in Medieval Iran. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-16031-6.

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• Madelung, W. "ʿALIDS OF ṬABARESTĀN, DAYLAMĀN, AND GĪLĀN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

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