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Qavam al-Din Mar'ashi
Qavam al-Din Mar'ashi, known as Mir-i Buzurg, was a Twelver Shia sayyid and Sufi teacher in Mazandaran whose dervish followers became a political force. In 1359 they defeated and killed Afrasiyab, ruler of Amol, and Qavam al-Din founded the Mar'ashi dynasty, which ruled Mazandaran for about two centuries. His shrine stands at Amol.
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