Shah Shuja

Type Figure Region Persia Time c. 1330–1384 Also known as Shah Shuja、Shah Shujá、Shuja Muzaffarid、Shah Shuja of Fars

Shah Shuja (Muzaffarid, mid-14th century–1384), a leading Muzaffarid ruler of Fars in southern Persia, ruled Shiraz from the 1350s, patronized the po…

Timeline

c. 1330–1358Shiraz · FarsShah Shuja was son of Mubariz al-Din Muhammad; the family rose in Fars after the collapse of the Ilkhanate. Power struggles among brothers were frequent in the 1350s, with Shuja and Shah Mahmud contesting control of Shiraz.
1366–1380Shiraz · FarsAfter imprisoning his brother Shah Mahmud in 1366, Shuja consolidated control of Fars. Between 1371 and 1380 he maintained relatively stable rule in Shiraz, patronized the poet Hafez, built religious and public structures, and kept diplomatic and military balance with neighboring powers such as the Jalayirids.
1380–1384Shiraz · FarsFamily infighting intensified in the 1380s; in 1384 Shuja was overthrown and executed by his nephew Shah Mansur, the Muzaffarid unified realm collapsed, and Fars soon faced external threats from Timur and others.

Sources

Muzaffarid dynasty https://www.britannica.com/topic/Muzaffarid-dynasty
The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6 — Peter Jackson; Lawrence Lockhart (eds.) (1986)