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Shirin of Bavand or Om-e Rostam (meaning mother of Rostam) was the first female monarch of Iran after the Muslim conquest of Persia. She was ruling Rey, Iran, Mazandaran Province, Gilan Province, Hamadan and Isfahan.
| Shirin of Bavand | |
|---|---|
| Ruler of Bavand | |
| Predecessor | ّFakhr ad-din Deylami |
| Died | Rey, Iran |
| House | Bavand |
| Father | Rostam ebn Shervin |
When Mahmud of Ghazni sent an ambassador to her to ask her to surrender, she answered:
When my husband was alive, always I was afraid of your attack, but now I don't fear any more because if you attack and I kill you, historians write a woman killed Mahmud and if you kill me, they write Mahmud killed a woman.
Her smart answer changed Mahmud's decision for the attack and he did not attack Rey util the end of his life.[1]
She died at the age of 80.
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- ^ "Story of Shirin of Bavand". Pandamooz (in Persian). Retrieved 17 November 2016.
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