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)
The Timurid Empire was a late medieval Turco-Mongol, culturally Persianate, Muslim empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century, comprising modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, much of
Muzaffarids (Iran)
…first) • 1391-1393 Shah Mansur (last) History • Established 1314 • Disestablished 1393 Preceded by Succeeded by Ilkhanate Injuids Atabegs of Yazd Timurid Empire The Muzaffarid dynasty (Arabic: آل مظفر;Persian: مظفریان) was a Muslim dynasty that came to power in Iran following the breakup of the Ilkhanate in the…
Original location of Timur's Mongol Barlas tribe
Battle between Timur (left) and Tokhtamysh (right). Topkapi H.2153, 1420–1440, possibly Herat.
Contemporary depiction of the Qara Qoyunlu forces of Qara Iskandar (left) in battle against the Timurid forces of Ibrahim Sultan (right) in April 1429. Shahnama of Ibrahim Sultan (c.1430) frontispiece.
Earliest known portrait of Timur, commissioned right after his death in 1405–1409, by his grandson Khalil Sultan.