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End of the Injuid Dynasty (1320s)
In the 1320s, the Injuid dynasty of Fars underwent a change of power under Ilkhanid suzerainty: after Sharaf al-Din Mahmud died in 1325, his son Abu …
Timeline
- 1325Shiraz · Fars ProvinceAfter the death of the Injuid emir Sharaf al-Din Mahmud, his son Abu Ishaq succeeded with Ilkhanid approval; the Injuid family's local rule over Fars entered a new phase, but it could already hardly escape direct intervention of Mongol suzerainty.
- 1326–1330Fars · Fars ProvinceDuring Abu Ishaq's reign, the Injuid dynasty faced intensifying competition in Fars from neighboring local powers (such as those toward Yazd and Kerman), while also having to pay tribute to the Ilkhan Abu Sa'id and accept his arbitration; by the late 1320s the dynasty had in practice become a vassal of the Ilkhanate.
Sources
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 5: The Saljuq and Mongol Periods (1968)
- Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: Inju