Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Javanshir, in old Albanian Our Lion, in Persian young lion, was the prince of Caucasian Albania from 643 to 681, hailing from the region of Gardman. His deeds are the subject of legends and epic. He was either of Parthian or Persian origin, as the Mihranid family claimed descent from the Sassanid Persians. He came of the Mihranid dynasty (591 821) founded by his father, Varaz-Grigor, who was the first Girdmanian prince to become the ruler of Caucasian Albania. Some time between 629 and 638, Caucasian Albania passed from Roman to Iranian allegiance, and Varaz-Grigor was replaced by his son Javanshir.