Masmughans of Damavand Masmughan-e Damavand | |||||||||
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651–760 | |||||||||
Capital | Damavand | ||||||||
Common languages | Middle Persian, Caspian languages | ||||||||
Religion | Zoroastrianism | ||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
651 | |||||||||
• Abbasid conquest | 760 | ||||||||
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The Masmughans of Damavand (Middle Persian: Masmughan-i Dumbawand, New Persian: مس مغان دماوند, meaning Great Magians of Damavand) were a local dynasty, which ruled Damavand and its surrounding areas from ca. 651 to 760. The founder of the dynasty was a Karenid[1] named Mardanshah of Damavand.