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Justan III
Justan III was a ruler of the Justanid dynasty of Daylam in the mountains of northern Iran. After 864 he supported the Zaydi Alavid dynasty of Tabaristan, helping establish Shia Islam among the Daylamites. His alliance with the Alavids drew the Justanids into their wars against the Tahirids and later powers.
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