Muzaffarids (Iran)
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The Muzaffarid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty that came to power in Iran following the breakup of the Ilkhanate in the 14th century. At their zenith, they ruled a kingdom comprising Iranian Azerbaijan,
Hasht Dome and Hasht Hussainiya in Yazd (built in 1328)
Shah Shuja (detail) in a battle against his brother Mahmud. Khvandamir, Ḥabībuʾs-Siyar, 1592
Tomb of Shah Shoja in Shiraz, Iran.
The Sacking of Isfahan (1387), by Timur. Timurnama, Bukhara (mid 16th century)
Mubariz al-Din Muhammad
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Mubariz al-Din Muhammad, was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty, ruling from 1314 to 1358. He was born to a family of Arab origin, which settled in Khurasan during the Islamic conquest. The Muzaffa
Muzaffarids (Iran)
…the Mongol invasion of that province, at which point they fled to Yazd. The dynasty was nevertheless closely connected with the Mongols: the mother of Mubariz al-Din Muhammad, the founder of the dynasty, was almost certainly Mongol. His queen was the Khitan princess Qutlughkhan Makdumshah, daughter of Qutb al-Din Shah Jahan…
Attack of the sons of Mubariz al-Din on their father. Folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, probably Shiraz, dated 1573–74.