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Iskandar (Jalayirid)

Type Figure Region Persia Time 1384–1415 Also known as Sultan Iskandar

Iskandar (Jalayirid) refers to Sultan Iskandar (1384–1415), grandson of Timur and son of Umar Shaykh, who held Fars and Isfahan from 1409–1414, procl…

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  1. 1384–1394Shiraz · FarsGrandson of Timur, he accompanied his father Umar Shaykh to Shiraz in 1393. After his father was killed in action in 1394, his brother Pir Muhammad took over Fars, and Iskandar grew up at the Timurid court.
  2. 1409–1413Isfahan · IsfahanAfter his brother Pir Muhammad was assassinated in 1409, he seized Shiraz, then took Yazd and Isfahan, and in 1412 proclaimed himself sultan. He recruited large numbers of Jalayirid-era painters and scholars, promoting a revival of Persian book arts.
  3. 1413–1415Isfahan · IsfahanHe rebelled against his uncle Shahrukh in 1413–1414; after Isfahan fell in July 1414 he was captured by Rostam and blinded. In 1415 he plotted again, was captured, and executed.

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