Khorshidi dynasty
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The Khorshidi dynasty was a dynasty that ruled Little Lorestan between 1155 - 1597 from Khorramabad
. The dynasty was stemmed from the Jangardi tribe (Jangrūʾī or Jangardī).
The rulers of Khorshidi dynasty were called atabeg
s. Later they were appointed as a Wali
by Safavid dynasty
and continued to rule the area until the beginning of the 17th century.
Khorramabad
Khorramabad is a city in and capital of Lorestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 328,544, in 75,945 families. Khorramabad is situated in the Zagros Mountains...
. The dynasty was stemmed from the Jangardi tribe (Jangrūʾī or Jangardī).
The rulers of Khorshidi dynasty were called atabeg
Atabeg
Atabeg, Atabek, or Atabey is a hereditary title of nobility of Turkic origin, indicating a governor of a nation or province who was subordinate to a monarch and charged with raising the crown prince...
s. Later they were appointed as a Wali
Wali
Walī , is an Arabic word meaning "custodian", "protector", "sponsor", or authority as denoted by its definition "crown". "Wali" is someone who has "Walayah" over somebody else. For example, in Fiqh the father is wali of his children. In Islam, the phrase ولي الله walīyu 'llāh...
by Safavid dynasty
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
and continued to rule the area until the beginning of the 17th century.
List of rulers
- Shuja' al-din Khurshid bin Abubakr bin Muhammad bin Khurshid
- Saif al-Din Rustam bin Nur al-din
- Sharaf al-Din Abubakr
- Izz al-Din Garshasp
- Hisam al-Din Khalil bin Badr bin Shuja
- Badr al-Din Masud
- Taj al-Din bin Hisam al-Din Khalil
- Falak al-Din Hasan
- Jamal al-in Khidr bin taj al-Din
- Hisam al-Din Omar bin Shams al-Din Darnaki bin Sharaf al-Din bin Tahamtan bin Badr bin Shuja
- Shams al-Din Mahmud bin bin Nur al-Din bin Izz al-Din Garshasp
- Izz al-Din Muhammad bin Izz al-Din
- Dawlat Khatun
- Izz al-Din Husain
- Shuja al-Din Mahmud
- Malik Izz al-Din bin Shuja al-Din
- Sidi Ahmad
- Shah Husain Abbasi
- Shah Rustam
- Oghur
- Jahangir
- Rustam Khan