Muzaffarids (Iran)

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. 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

Muzaffarids
مظفریان
1314–1393
Map of the Muzaffarid dynasty at its greatest extent
CapitalKerman, Shiraz (after 1357)
Common languagesArabic (poetry)
Persian
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Shah 
 1314–1358
Mubariz al-Din (first)
 1391-1393
Shah Mansur (last)
History 
 Established
1314
 Disestablished
1393
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ilkhanate
Injuids
Atabegs of Yazd
Timurid Empire
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