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The Muzaffarid dynasty (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 Muzaffarid dynasty, also called the Muzaffarids, and sometimes, the Ahmedabad dynasty, ruled the Sultanate of Gujarat in western India from 1391 to 1583. The founder of the dynasty was Zafar Khan (later Muzaffar Shah I ) who was governor of Gujarat under the Delhi Sultanate .
The Muzaffarid dynasty was founded by Muzaffar Shah I. There are multiple theories of origin of Muzaffar Shah, he has been stated as a Tank Rajput who lived in Thanesar in modern-day Haryana. [1] [2] or a Khatri with origins in south Punjab. [3] Misra states that Tank were Khatris who were agrarian people belonging to south Punjab. [4]
Muzaffarids or Muzaffarid dynasty may refer to: Muzaffarids (Iran), rulers of parts of central and southwestern Iran from 1335 to 1393; Muzaffarids (Gujarat), rulers of the Sultanate of Gujarat in India from 1391 to 1583; Muzaffarids (Somalia), rulers of Mogadishu from c. 1500 to c. 1624
The Muẓaffarid is the second known dynasty of Mogadishu. Its first attested ruler, ʿUmar al-Malik al-Muẓaffar, bore the title of sultan. He is known from his coins. [2] Coins were minted throughout the Muẓaffarid period. The prosperity of Mogadishu during this time stemmed from its status as a trade link between the interior and the sea ...
Mubariz al-Din Muhammad (Persian: مبارز الدین محمد; 1301–1363), was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty, ruling from 1314 to 1358. He was born to a family of Persians with distant Arab origin, which settled in Khurasan during the Islamic conquest.
The kingdom was established in 1394 when Muzaffar Shah I, the Governor of Gujarat, declared independence from the Tughlaq dynasty of Delhi. [ 2 ] Following Timur 's invasion of the Delhi Sultanate , Delhi was devastated and its rule weakened considerably, leading Muzaffar Shah to declare himself independent in 1394, and formally established the ...
Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah III was the last sultan of the Muzaffarid dynasty who nominally reigned over the Gujarat Sultanate, a late medieval kingdom in India from 1561 to 1573 though true powers were exerted by his nobles. Mughal Emperor Akbar annexed Gujarat into his empire in 1573. Muzaffar Shah III was taken prisoner to Agra.