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Muzaffarids مظفریان | |||||||||||||
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1314–1393 | |||||||||||||
![]() Map of the Muzaffarid dynasty at its greatest extent | |||||||||||||
Capital | Kerman, Shiraz (after 1357) | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Arabic (poetry)[1][2] Persian | ||||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
Shah | |||||||||||||
• 1314–1358 | Mubariz al-Din (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1391-1393 | Shah Mansur (last) | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1314 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1393 | ||||||||||||
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The Muzaffarid dynasty (Persian: مظفریان) was a Muslim dynasty which came to power in Iran following the breakup of the Ilkhanate in the 14th century. At their zenith, they ruled a kingdom comprising Iranian Azerbaijan, Central Persia, and Persian Iraq. The Muzaffarids were known for their support of Arabic literature. Shah Shoja was a poet and wrote in both Arabic and Persian and was said to be capable of memorizing eight verses of Arabic poetry after hearing them read once.[3] While the Muzaffarid ruler of Kirman, Shah Yahya, commissioned the scholar Junyad bin Mahmud Al-Umari to compile an anthology of Arabic poetry and prose for him[4]