Shirvanshah (, ) also spelled as
Shirwan Shah or
Sharwan Shah, was the title of the Muslim rulers of
Shirvan, located in modern
Azerbaijan Republic, from the mid-9th century to the early 16th century. The title remained in a single family, the
Yazidids, an originally Arab but gradually
Persianized dynasty, although the later
Shirvanshahs are also known as the Kasranids or Kaqanids. The Shirvanshah established a native state in
Shirvan (located in modern
Azerbaijan Republic).