Hazaraspids

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The Hazaraspids (

Ilkhanid, Muzaffarid, and Timurid periods.[2]

Etymology

Although the founder was Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad, the dynasty is named after the latter's son and successor, Malik Hazarasp. The name of the dynasty is of Iranian origin, and means "thousand horses".[3]

History

The founder of dynasty was Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad, a descendant of the

Hulagu on his march to Baghdad, but deserted because of the murder of the last caliph
. He was eventually caught and executed on Hulagu's order.

Yusuf Shah I received

Gazan in October 1296.[4]

The capital of Hazaraspids was located at

Hoveizeh and Basra in the first half of fourteenth century.[6] During the reign of Shams-al-din Pashang, the dynasty faced attacks from the Muzaffarids
and the capital Idaj temporarily fell into their hands, until the occupiers had to retreat due to their own internecine fighting.

In 1424, the

Shahrukh Mirza overthrew the last Hazaraspid ruler Ghiyath al-Din thereby ended the dynasty. Maintaining their rule throughout the Seljuk, Mongol and somewhat into the Timurid era, the Hazaraspids played a part in the preservation of the Persian identity during foreign rule.[7]

Rulers

  1. Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad (r. 1115–1153)
  2. Yusuf Shah I (r.1153-1023)
  3. Malik Hazarasp (r. 1204–1248)
  4. Imad al-Din ibn Hazarasp (r. 1248–1251)
  5. Nusrat al-Din (r. 1252–1257)
  6. Takla (r. 1257–1259)
  7. Shams al-Din Alp Arghun (r. 1259-1274)
  8. Yusuf Shah I (r. 1274–1288)
  9. Afrasiab I (r. 1288–1296)
  10. Nusrat al-Din Ahmad (r. 1296–1330)
  11. Rukn al-Din Yusuf Shah II (r. 1330–1340)
  12. Muzaffar al-Din Afrasiab II (r. 1340–1355)
  13. Shams al-Din Pashang (r. 1355–1378)
  14. Malik Pir Ahmad (r. 1378–1408)
  15. Abu Sa'id (r. 1408–1417)
  16. Shah Husayn (r. 1417–1424)
  17. Ghiyath al-Din (r. 1424)

See also

References

  1. .
  2. ^
    Encyclopedia Iranica
    . XII.
  3. ^ Luzac & Co 1986, p. 336-337.
  4. ^
    Encyclopedia Iranica
    . II.
  5. ^ C. E. Bosworth, The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual, 205.
  6. , p.174
  7. ^ Spuler 1971, pp. 336–337.

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