page_title: Dadhburzmihr
hierarchical_section_title: Dadhburzmihr
caption_attribution_description: English: Dābūyid Ispahbads of Tabaristan. Dād-būrzmihr|. PYE 79-88 / AH 110-122 / AD 730-739. AR Hemidrachm (24mm, 1.87 g, 11h). Dated PYE 86 (AH 120 / AD 772). Crowned Sasanian-style bust right; “May xvarrah increase” in Pahlavi behind, “Dād-būrzmihr” in Pahlavi before; open double circle border with star-in-crescent motif at 3, 6, and 9 o’clock and “excellent” in 2nd quarter of margin / Fire altar with attendants flanking; star and crescent flanking flames, date to left, mint to right; triple circle border with alternating star-in-crescent and triple pellet motifs. Malek 23. VF, toned. Scarce.
context_page_description: Dadhburzmihr was the independent ruler of Tabaristan. He succeeded his father Farrukhan the Great in 728 and reigned until his death in 740/1. According to the 13-century Iranian historian Ibn Isfandiyar, Dadhburzmihr enjoyed a peaceful reign, facing no invasions from the Arab Caliphate, due to their attention being directed towards local revolts. His 6 year old son, Khurshid succeeded him.
context_section_description: Dadhburzmihr (also spelled Dadmihr or Dazmihr) was the independent ruler (ispahbadh) of Tabaristan. He succeeded his father Farrukhan the Great in 728 and reigned until his death in 740/1. According to the 13-century Iranian historian Ibn Isfandiyar, Dadhburzmihr enjoyed a peaceful reign, facing no invasions from the Arab Caliphate, due to their attention being directed towards local revolts. His 6 year old son, Khurshid succeeded him.
caption: Silver dirham of Dadhburzmihr
exif: {"Image ImageWidth": "2159", "Image ImageLength": "1047", "Image BitsPerSample": "[8, 8, 8]", "Image PhotometricInterpretation": "2", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image SamplesPerPixel": "3", "Image XResolution": "72", "Image YResolution": "72", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 Windows", "Image DateTime": "2012:04:11 18:23:04", "Image ExifOffset": "232", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "382", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "6785", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF ColorSpace": "Uncalibrated", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "500", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "243"}