Decline of the Jalayirid Dynasty

Name: Decline of the Jalayirid Dynasty
Start: 1374
End: 1380

Type Event Region Iraq Time 1374–1380

After the capable Sheikh Uways died in 1374, succession struggles, powerful ministers, and foreign invasions rapidly brought down this Mongol-descend…

Timeline

1374Tabriz · AzerbaijanSheikh Uways died of illness in Tabriz; the emirs killed his eldest son Hasan and enthroned Hussein I, depriving the dynasty of unified leadership as central authority began to crumble.
1376–1380Iraq · IraqMuzaffar Shah Shuja captured Tabriz in 1376 and stayed four months; the Black Sheep Turkomans recovered Mosul; the powerful minister Adil Aqa's autocracy in Ray caused emirs to drift away. In 1380 the brother Sheikh Ali briefly controlled Baghdad, severely fragmenting the dynasty's territory and authority.

Sources

JALAYERIDS — P. Wing https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/jalayerids/
Jalayirid Sultanate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalayirid_Sultanate
Shaikh Hussain Jalayir https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaikh_Hussain_Jalayir