Mardāvīj (also spelled as Mardaviz, Mardavich, Mardavige, and Mardavaz; died 935), is the founder of the Ziyarid dynasty, which wai A native of Tabaristan, and born into an Zoroastrian family, Mardavij is an anti-Muslim, who seeks to revive the Persian Empire, which had been conquered in 651 by the Muslims.

He first starts his career by joining the army of Asfar ibn Shiruya.

Mardavij, however, later betrays and kills him, conquering much of Jibal.

Mardavij then sets out to conquer Hamadan, Dinavar and Isfahan from the Abbasids, where he declares himself king of Iran and makes Isfahan the capital of his kingdom.

He then defeats the Daylamite general Makan ibn Kaki, and conquers Tabaristan in 932.

By 934, his troops even occupy Shiraz and Ahvaz.

However, his goal of recreating the Persian Empire is ruined when he is murdered by his Turkish troops.