Shams al-Din Muhammad (Nizari imam)

Shams al-Dīn Muḥammad
Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism
Tenure1256–1310
PredecessorRukn al-Din Khurshah
SuccessorQasim Shah (Qasim-Shahi)
Mu'min Shah (Mu'mini)
BornBefore 1256
Died1310

Shams al-Din Muhammad (Arabic: شمس الدین محمد, romanizedShams al-Dīn Muḥammad; before 1256 – c. 1310) was the 28th imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community. Little is known about his life. He was the first imam to rule after the destruction of the Nizari state by the Mongol Empire, and spent his life hiding his true identity.

Following his death, the line of succession split into two, the Qasim-Shahi line, which survives to this day in the Aga Khans, and the Muhammad-Shahi or Mu'mini line, which died out at the turn of the 19th century.


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