Islam Museum Islam Museum islam.museum
Search ⌕ ARENUR
Accessibility
Text size 100%

Saved on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere.

Mubariz al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar

مبارز الدين محمد بن المظفر

– †

† Hijri date derived by computation from the Gregorian/Julian date; it may differ from the transmitted date by a day or two.

Mubariz al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar al-Yazdi, the true founder of Muzaffarid kingship; he took Kirman and its country, then coveting Fars raised the outcry against his nephew Abu Ishaq Amir Shaykh for killing a Shirazi sharif — the city, resentful of Amir Shaykh, opened to him, he took its throne, chased Abu Ishaq to Isfahan, seized it, hunted him down and killed him as qisas for the sharif; his four sons — Shah Wali, Mahmud, Shuja' and Ahmad — ruled after him until Timur exterminated the line.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Ruler · military-commander
Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia

Life in time

10001100120013001400150016001700
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Gunpowder Empires · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era Contemporaries: Abd al-Mun'im ibn al-Faras al-Andalusi (Abu Muhammad, Maliki jurist) · Abd al-Rahman al-Adhara'i · Abdullah al-Yafi'i · Abu Bakr ibn Dawud al-Hanbali · Fakhr al-Muhaqqiqin al-Hilli

Overview

Mubariz al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar al-Yazdi, whom Ibn Khaldun describes as the true founder of the Muzaffarid kingdom. He overcame Kirman and its districts, then coveted Fars. 1

Fars

His nephew Abu Ishaq, amir Shaykh, killed a noble of Shiraz, a sharif. Mubariz al-Din objected to this and marched on the city. The people of the town inclined to him because of their aversion to Amir Shaykh, and he took its seat. Abu Ishaq fled to Isfahan; Mubariz followed him and took it, and then seized him, and killed him in retaliation for the sharif. 1

His sons

He had four sons: Shah Wali, Mahmud, Shuja' and Ahmad, who ruled after him. Then Timur uprooted their line. 1

Connections

Explore the connections

Ruler of
Shiraz
Ruled over
Kirman· Isfahan

People and things also explored

Shah Shuja' ibn Muhammad al-Muzaffar· Jameh Mosque of Isfahan· Al-Baqillani serves as qadi outside Baghdad and visits Shiraz, c. 970-983· The battle at the gate of Shiraz, 297· Battle of Isfahan (1497)· Battle of Isfahan in 624 AH· Battle of Shiraz· Conquest of Isfahan (21 AH)

Sources

  1. Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Mubariz al-Din Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/mubariz-al-din-muhammad-muzaffar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · Help complete it · JSON

Wing

People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story. Related

Shah Shuja' ibn Muhammad al-Muzaffar

Shah Shuja' ibn Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar, most famous of the Muzaffarid kings; holding Shiraz and Kirman, he was blinded in 760 with his brother Shah Wali by their brother Mahmud's usurpation, then came to the kingship — his days were Shiraz's golden age of building, learning and verse, when scholars, poets and craftsmen thronged the city — he died in 787, his son Zayn al-Abidin taking Isfahan and his nephew Mansur ibn Shah Wali inheriting Shiraz and Fars.