Shah Shoja Mozaffari

Shah Shoja
شاه‌شجاع
Shah Shoja Mozaffari being attacked while riding through the countryside. Folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, probably Shiraz, dated 1573-74.
Shah of the Muzaffarid dynasty
Reign1358–1384
PredecessorMubariz al-Din Muhammad
SuccessorZain al-Abidin
Born10 March 1333
Shiraz
Died9 October 1384(1384-10-09) (aged 51)
Shiraz
FatherMubariz al-Din Muhammad
MotherMakhdum Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Shah Shoja (Persian: شاه شجاع or شاه‌شجاع, romanizedShāh Shojā, lit. "the brave shah"), was the ruler of the Mozaffarids from 1358 to 1384. He was the son and successor of Mubariz al-Din Muhammad. During the lengthy reign of Shah Shoja, his kingdom reached its zenith of power, stretching from Balochistan to Arran.[1]

  1. ^ Limbert 2011, p. 39.

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