Lili ibn al-Nu'man, also known asLili ibn Shahdust, was the leader of theShahanshahvand clan, and also ruled as the secondking of the Gilites, ruling from the early 10th-century to 921. He served in high offices under his overlord theZaydids. In 921, he invaded the territories ofSamanids, conqueringDamghan,Nishapur andMerv. He was, however, defeated and killed by a Samanid army underAbu'l-Fadl al-Bal'ami andSimjur al-Dawati. Lili was succeeded byHarusindan, who was a Gilite from another clan.

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