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Shah Shoja

Type Figure Region Fars Time 1333–1384 Also known as Shah Shoja Muzaffarid、Shah Shuja、Jalal al-Din Shah Shoja、Shah Shoja Mozaffari

Shah Shoja (1333–1384) was a famous Muzaffarid ruler who overthrew and imprisoned his father Mubariz al-Din in 1358, ruling Fars from Shiraz and late…

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  1. 1351–1358Shiraz · ShirazHe took part in family affairs in his youth and once dissuaded his father Mubariz al-Din from demolishing the tomb of Saadi. In 1358 he conspired with his brother Shah Mahmud to imprison his father and seize power, formally becoming the Muzaffarid ruler.
  2. 1358–1360Shiraz · ShirazOn succeeding, he granted Isfahan to his elder brother Shah Mahmud and Kerman to Shah Ahmad. In 1359 Mahmud briefly deposed Shoja and occupied Shiraz, but Shoja was soon restored. During this period Shoja also briefly held Tabriz, forming a complex rivalrous relationship with the Jalairid Sheikh Uways.

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