Javanshir / Juvansher

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Javanshir, also known by his Middle Persian name Juvansher (meaning young lion) was the son of Khosrau II, and Gordiya, the sister of Bahram Chobin. Not much is known about him.

[...at the start of the 7th century, the Mihranid dynasty, in origin Persian, established itself in Utik, then seized Artsakh and held them for about two centuries,]...[In the beginning, they controlled only the the lone canton of Gardman (in Utik). Under Varaz Grigor (626-637) and under Jivanshir (637-683), they took control of the Armenian portion of Albania and then of all the old marzpanate and recognized the authority of the Caliph.]... ref: page 59 of The Caucasian Knot: The History & Geopolitics of Nagorno-Karabagh By Levon Chorbajian, Patrick Donabédian, Claude Mutafian