principality · Mesopotamia and Iran

Injuid dynasty

1335 CE – 1357 CE (approx.) · capital Shiraz

A short-lived dynasty that ruled Shiraz after the fall of the Ilkhans, whose ruler Abu Ishaq was the generous patron of the young Hafez.

Origins

Sharaf al-Din Mahmud Shah was appointed by the Ilkhanate to manage the crown estates (inju) in Fars. When the Ilkhan Abu Sa'id died in 1335, his family made itself master of Shiraz and the province.

Rule and society

The Injuids ruled a wealthy Fars where poetry and Sufism flourished. Abu Ishaq Inju, who took power around 1343, was a cultivated and lavish ruler; Ibn Battuta visited his court, and Hafez and the satirist Ubayd Zakani praised him. He was also reckless, and his rivalry with the Muzaffarids of Yazd and Kerman drained his treasury.

Decline and legacy

Mubariz al-Din Muhammad of the Muzaffarid dynasty took Shiraz in 1353. Abu Ishaq fled to Isfahan, was captured and executed in 1357, ending the dynasty.

Lineage

Ilkhanate 1256 CE – 1357 CEInjuid dynasty

Connections (1)

Injuid dynasty was conquered by Muzaffarid dynasty1357 CE

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Injuid dynasty. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/injuid-dynasty
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