Chobanid Power Struggles

Name: Chobanid Power Struggles
Start: 1351
End: 1360

Type Event Region Asia Time 1351–1360

In the 1350s, the Chobanid-ruled Azerbaijan regime fell into severe internal strife. Sultan Malik Ashraf (r.…

Timeline

1351–1353Tabriz · AzerbaijanThe Choban family endlessly fought over succession, with various emirs enthroning different puppet sultans. Court conspiracies and military coups were frequent, central authority severely weakened, and local separatist forces grew powerful.
1353–1357Tabriz · AzerbaijanAfter acceding, Malik Ashraf was cruel and bloodthirsty, wantonly killing royal family members and ministers, provoking widespread resistance. His conflicts with Jalairid Hasan Buzurg and Golden Horde forces were constant, steadily undermining his rule.
1357–1360Azerbaijan · AzerbaijanIn 1357 Malik Ashraf was assassinated, leaving the Chobanids in name only. Tabriz and its surroundings fell into multi-sided warfare, with Jalairids, local emirs, and rising powers competing to fill the vacuum, reshaping the political map of the Iranian Plateau.

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Chobanids https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chobanid-dynasty
The Cambridge History of Iran, Vol. 6 — Peter Jackson, Lawrence Lockhart (1986)