Shams al-Din ibn Fazl Allah

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Shams Al-Din ibn Fazl Allah
King
Reign 1347-1348
Predecessor Kulū Isfandiyār
Successor Khwaja Shams al-Din 'Ali
Dynasty Sarbadars
Father Fazl Allah
Religion Shia Islam

Shams al-Din was the leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar from 1347 until around 1348.

Sarbadars

The Sarbadars were a mixture of religious dervishes and secular rulers that came to rule over part of western Khurasan in the midst of the disintegration of the Mongol Ilkhanate in the mid-14th century. Centered in their capital of Sabzavar, they continued their reign until Khwaja 'Ali-yi Mu'ayyad submitted to Timur in 1381, and were one of the few groups that managed to mostly avoid Timur's famous brutality. Sheikh Khalifa Mazandarani one of the leaders of this movement was indeed a great scholar. In modern Iranian history the term "Sarbedars" was used by the Union of Iranian Communists (Sarbedaran) during their armed uprising in January 1982 in Amol against the Iranian regime.

Reign

Shams al-Din was the son of Fazl Allah and the brother of 'Abd al-Razzaq and Wajih ad-Din Mas'ud. As such, he had significant support amongst the members of the Bashtini gentry and the military. In 1347 they moved against Kulu Isfandiyar, who at that time controlled Sabzewar, and overthrew him. Shams al-Din then took control of the government. He was only able to hold on to power for about a year. A failure to pay the troops resulted in him in losing the favor of the military, and eventually he had so few supporters that the pro-dervish aristocrat Khwaja Shams al-Din 'Ali was able to stage a coup and force him to abdicate in 1348.

Wajih ad-Din Mas'ud was the leader of the Sarbadars of Sabzewar from 1338-1343 until his death. Under his rule, the Sarbadar state developed its characteristic dual nature as both a secular and radical Shi'i state.

Bashtin District is a district (bakhsh) in Davarzan County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. The district was created effective 15 May 2012. At the 2006 census, its population was 9,936, in 2,989 families. The District has no cities. The District has two rural districts (dehestan): Bashtin Rural District and Mehr Rural District.

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Preceded by
Kulu Isfandiyar
Head of the Sarbadars
13471348
Succeeded by
Khwaja Shams al-Din 'Ali