Shams al-Din ibn Fazl Allah

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.

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.

References

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