Sharaf od-Dīn Moẓaffar
Moẓaffarid ruler
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Sharaf od-Dīn Moẓaffar was the founder of the Mozaffarid dynasty, an Iranian dynasty that ruled southern Iran from approximately 1314 to 1393. He was initially a vassal of the Il-Khanid rulers and served as the governor of Meybod. His son, Mobārez od-Dīn Moḥammad, expanded the dynasty's territories, eventually becoming the undisputed ruler of southern Iran by 1356. The dynasty's power fragmented after Moḥammad's sons divided the territories, and it was ultimately extinguished by Timur in 1393.1
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