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Rise of the Muzaffarid Dynasty
Around 1339, the Muzaffarids under Mubāriz al-Dīn Muḥammad established rule in Fars in southern Iran, replacing Ilkhanid remnants in Shiraz and Yazd …
Timeline
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Sources
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Muzaffarids https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/muzaffarids
- The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 6 — Peter Jackson (1986)