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Rise of the Muzaffarid Dynasty

Type Event Region Iran Time 1339–1340

Around 1339, the Muzaffarids under Mubāriz al-Dīn Muḥammad established rule in Fars in southern Iran, replacing Ilkhanid remnants in Shiraz and Yazd …

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  1. 1319–1335Yazd · Yazd ProvinceIn his early years Mubāriz al-Dīn Muḥammad seized Yazd, using it as a base to expand his power and accumulate military and political resources amid the decline of the Ilkhanate.
  2. 1339Shiraz · Fars ProvinceIn 1339 Mubāriz al-Dīn captured Shiraz, expelling the governor appointed by Ilkhanid remnants, and established the Muzaffarid dynasty's core rule over Fars with Shiraz as his capital.
  3. 1340–1345Fars · Fars ProvinceThe Muzaffarids subsequently conquered Isfahan, Kerman, and other places, bringing large areas of southern Persia under their rule and becoming a powerful rival to the Chobanids, Jalairids, and Chupanids.

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