Gil Gavbara


Gil Gavbara, also known as Gavbarih, was king and founder of the Dabuyid dynasty in 642, ruling until his death in 660.

Origins

According to Ibn Isfandiyar, the Dabuyids were descended from Djamasp, a brother of the Sassanid shah Kavadh I. Gil Gavbara was the son of Piruz, who is described as brave as the Iranian mythological hero Rostam. Piruz later became the ruler of Gilan, and married a woman who bore him a son named Gil Gavbara.

Biography

Piruz died around 642 and was succeeded by Gil Gavbara as the ruler of Gilan. Gil Gavbara was later given all of Tabaristan, which led to the formal conferment of the titles of Gil-Gilan and Padashwargarshah to Gil Gavbara's son Dabuya by Yazdegerd III, the last Sasanian shah.