Background and early life Asfar ibn Shiruya
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a native of lahijan, asfar belonged gilaki clan of varudavand, , son of shiruya (sheroe). asfar had brother named shirzad, , grew in environment persian culture, memories of glories of persian empire, alive among them. many other gilakis , daylamites, asfar not muslim—he in fact nationalist, admired persian empire. according 10th-century arab historian al-masudi, of daylamite , gilaki leaders, zoroastrian , pagan, had become atheists. asfar 1 of many gilaki leaders entered service of alids, after establishing rule on tabaristan, gilan, , daylam.
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