At a glance
- Roles
- Ruler
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
Life in time
Overview
Shah Shuja ibn Muhammad ibn al-Muzaffar, the best known of the Muzaffarid rulers, lord of Shiraz and Kerman 1.
His rule
In the year 760 AH his brother Mahmud, together with Shah Wali, seized power from him and blinded him; then he took the throne 1. His days were the golden age of Shiraz in building, learning and poetry, and scholars, poets and craftsmen gathered there.
He died in the year 787 AH. His son Zayn al-Abidin then made himself independent in Isfahan, and in Shiraz and Fars he was succeeded by Mansur, the nephew of Shah Wali 1.
Connections
People and things also explored
Mubariz al-Din Muhammad ibn 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
- Kitab al-Ibar of Ibn Khaldun
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islam.museum contributors. “Shah Shuja' ibn Muhammad al-Muzaffar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/shah-shuja-muzaffari/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.
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