Shams al-Din 'Ali ibn Qutb al-Din
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Shams al-Din 'Ali was the Mihrabanid malik
of Sistan
from 1419 until his death. He was the son of Qutb al-Din Muhammad
.
Shah Rukh as a military commander. In 1414-15 he led the Mihrabanid army and assisted Shah Rukh's forces in putting down a rebellion in Fars. He was also active at home, putting down a revolt in northern Sistan against Mihrabanid authority.
When Qutb al-Din died in February 1419 the Mihrabanids and the amirs of Sistan decided to proclaim Shams al-Din as his successor. Shams al-Din traveled to Shah Rukh's court and was confirmed as malik of Sistan. In 1420 the Timurid summoned him to assist in a campaign against the Qara Qoyunlu Turkmen. Shah Rukh defeated the army of the Turkmen leader Qara Iskander
and occupied Azerbaijan
and Armenia
in 1421. Shams al-Din was named governor of Tabriz
, a post which he held for two years.
When he returned to Sistan, Shams al-Din vigorously worked to repair the damage caused by Shah Rukh's invasion of the province during Qutb al-Din's reign. In addition to building irrigation canals, he began the construction of a new city intended to serve as his capital at the end of 1422. Shams al-Din worked on this project for several years; in the midst of this he participated in Shah Rukh's 1434 campaign against the Qara Qoyunlu and returned two years later with builders, masons and carvers from Tabriz to assist in building the city. At the same time, Shams al-Din's brother Shah Jalal al-Din became known for founding schools, charities and religious institutions, which drew several prominent scholars to Sistan.
Shams al-Din died in 1438 or 1439 and was succeeded by his son Nizam al-Din Yahya
.
Malik
Malik is an Arabic word meaning "king, chieftain".It has been adopted in various other, mainly Islamized or Arabized, Asian languages for their ruling princes and to render kings elsewhere. It is also sometimes used in derived meanings...
of Sistan
Sistan
Sīstān is a border region in eastern Iran , southwestern Afghanistan and northern tip of Southwestern Pakistan .-Etymology:...
from 1419 until his death. He was the son of Qutb al-Din Muhammad
Qutb al-Din Muhammad ibn Shams al-Din Shah 'Ali
Qutb al-Din Muhammad was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1403 until his death. He was the son of Shams al-Din Shah 'Ali.-Biography:...
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Biography
During his father's lifetime, Shams al-Din 'Ali entered the service of the TimuridTimurid Dynasty
The Timurids , self-designated Gurkānī , were a Persianate, Central Asian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turko-Mongol descent whose empire included the whole of Iran, modern Afghanistan, and modern Uzbekistan, as well as large parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the...
Shah Rukh as a military commander. In 1414-15 he led the Mihrabanid army and assisted Shah Rukh's forces in putting down a rebellion in Fars. He was also active at home, putting down a revolt in northern Sistan against Mihrabanid authority.
When Qutb al-Din died in February 1419 the Mihrabanids and the amirs of Sistan decided to proclaim Shams al-Din as his successor. Shams al-Din traveled to Shah Rukh's court and was confirmed as malik of Sistan. In 1420 the Timurid summoned him to assist in a campaign against the Qara Qoyunlu Turkmen. Shah Rukh defeated the army of the Turkmen leader Qara Iskander
Qara Iskander
Qara Iskander ibn Yusuf ruled the Kara Koyunlu or Black Sheep Turcoman tribe from 1420-1436. His struggles with the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh show that he was a brave leader, but he was not able to continue developing what he inherited from his father Qara Yusuf and his reign saw the decline and...
and occupied Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (Iran)
Azerbaijan or Azarbaijan , also Iranian Azerbaijan, Persian Azarbaijan is a region in northwestern Iran. It is also historically known as Atropatene and Aturpatakan....
and Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
in 1421. Shams al-Din was named governor of Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, a post which he held for two years.
When he returned to Sistan, Shams al-Din vigorously worked to repair the damage caused by Shah Rukh's invasion of the province during Qutb al-Din's reign. In addition to building irrigation canals, he began the construction of a new city intended to serve as his capital at the end of 1422. Shams al-Din worked on this project for several years; in the midst of this he participated in Shah Rukh's 1434 campaign against the Qara Qoyunlu and returned two years later with builders, masons and carvers from Tabriz to assist in building the city. At the same time, Shams al-Din's brother Shah Jalal al-Din became known for founding schools, charities and religious institutions, which drew several prominent scholars to Sistan.
Shams al-Din died in 1438 or 1439 and was succeeded by his son Nizam al-Din Yahya
Nizam al-Din Yahya
Nizam al-Din Yahya was the Mihrabanid malik of Sistan from 1438/9 until his death. He was the son of Shams al-Din 'Ali.-Biography:...
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