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Chobanid Dynasty Separatism

Type Event Region Persia Time 1335–1337

After the Ilkhanate collapsed in 1335, descendants of the Choban family established separatist regimes in western Persia, especially around Tabriz.…

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  1. 1327–1335Tabriz · AzerbaijanThe Choban family had been deeply involved in khanate court affairs since the era of Ilkhans Ghazan and Öljaitü, and by the end of Abu Sa'id's reign its descendants were already one of the most powerful Mongol noble groups in the Tabriz region.
  2. 1335–1336Tabriz · AzerbaijanAfter Abu Sa'id's death, Chobanid descendant Hasan Kuchak enthroned a puppet Ilkhan in Tabriz and actually controlled the government, bringing Azerbaijan and northwestern Iran under his separatist rule.
  3. 1336–1337Northwestern Iran · AzerbaijanThe Chobanid regime, the Jalairids (Iraq), and the Kartids (Khurasan) formed a three-way balance, constantly warring with one another, leaving the Iranian Plateau long divided.

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