# Rustam V

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**Rustam V** ([Persian](/source/Persian_language): رستم), was the ruler of the [Bavand dynasty](/source/Bavand_dynasty) from 1205 to 1210. He was the son and successor of [Ardashir I](/source/Ardashir_I_(Bavandid_ruler)).

## Biography

Rustam V was the second son of Ardashir I, and had three brothers named [Sharaf al-Muluk](/source/Sharaf_al-Muluk_(Bavandid_prince)), [Sharaf al-Dawla](/source/Sharaf_ad-Dawla_(Bavandid_prince)), and [Rukn al-Dawla Qarin](/source/Rukn_al-Dawla_Qarin). Although Sharaf al-Muluk was the eldest of the brothers, Sharaf al-Muluk was chosen as the heir of the Bavand dynasty. Rustam V is first mentioned as the leader of a group of nobles which plotted to overthrow Ardashir and crown him as the ruler of the Bavand dynasty. Ardashir, however, discovered about the plot, and had Rustam V imprisoned. In 1205, Ardashir died—about the same time, Sharaf al-Muluk died, and thus the succession passed to Rustam V, who was freed from prison and brought to the throne at the Bavandid capital of [Amol](/source/Amol).

However, his brother Rukn ad-Dawla Qarin, claimed the throne for himself and went to [Khwarazm](/source/Khwarazm), where he requested aid from the [Khwarazmian](/source/Khwarazmian_dynasty) king [Muhammad II](/source/Muhammad_II_of_Khwarezm). Muhammad II agreed to help him, and ordered his brother, [Ali-Shah](/source/Ali-Shah), who was the ruler of [Damghan](/source/Damghan) and [Bastam](/source/Bastam), to invade Rustam's domains, which he did. The brothers, however, made a peace treaty, which resulted in Rukn ad-Dawla Qarin receiving the [inheritance](/source/Inheritance) of Sharaf al-Muluk. Meanwhile, the relations between Ali-Shah and Muhammad II became hostile, and, in the end, Ali-Shah was killed by Muhammad II. During the rest of Rustam's reign, [Mazandaran](/source/Mazandaran) fell under heavy influence from the Khwarezmians, while the [Nizari Ismaili's](/source/Nizari_Ismaili_state) began conquering parts of Rustam's territory, and even assassinated Rukn ad-Dawla Qarin. On 1 April 1210, Rustam V was betrayed and murdered by his former subject the [Alid](/source/Alids) [Abu Ridha Husayn](/source/Abu_Ridha_Husayn). With no Bavandid heir left, the Bavand kingdom was incorporated into the Khwarazmian Empire. However, Rustam's sister, bore a son named Shahriyar, who would later have a son named Kinkhwar, who in turn begot a son named [Ardashir II](/source/Ardashir_II_(Bavandid_ruler)), who restored the Bavand dynasty.

## Sources

- Bosworth, C. E. (1968). ["The Political and Dynastic History of the Iranian World (A.D. 1000–1217)"](https://books.google.com/books?id=16yHq5v3QZAC&pg=PA1). *The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Saljuq and Mongol periods*. Frye, R. N. (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–202. ISBN 0-521-06936-X.
- Madelung, W. (1984). ["ĀL-E BĀVAND (BAVANDIDS)"](http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/al-e-bavand). *Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 7*. London u.a.: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 747–753. ISBN 90-04-08114-3.

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