Muzaffarids (Iran)
Muzaffarids | |||||||||||||
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| 1314–1393 | |||||||||||||
Map of the Muzaffarid dynasty at its greatest extent | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Kerman, Shiraz (after 1357) | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic (poetry) Persian (poetry) | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Shah | |||||||||||||
• 1314–1358 | Mubariz al-Din (first) | ||||||||||||
• 1391-1393 | Shah Mansur (last) | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1314 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1393 | ||||||||||||
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The Muzaffarid dynasty (Arabic: آل مظفر;Persian: مظفریان) was a Muslim dynasty that 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 patronage of Arabic and Persian literature, helping to create Shiraz as a centre of cultural learning. 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.