Atabegs of Yazd Atābakān-e Yazd اتابکان یزد
1141–1319
Capital	Yazd (1141–1319)
Common languages	Persian
Religion	Islam
Government	Monarchy
Atabeg
• 1141–1188	Sam ibn Wardanruz
• 1315–1319	Hajji Shah ibn Yusuf Shah
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	1141
• Disestablished	1319
Preceded by Succeeded by Kakuyids Muzaffarids (Iran)

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The Atabegs of Yazd (Persian: اتابکان یزد, Atābakān-e Yazd) were a local dynasty, which ruled the city of Yazd from about 1141 to 1319. They succeeded the Kakuyids to whom they were linked by marriage.

The names of the first members of the dynasty indicate that they were seemingly ethnically Persian, but like the Hazaraspids they had accepted the Turkish title of Atabeg.^[1] Most of the Atabegs of Yazd were tributaries to the Seljuks and the Mongol Il-Khans until they were finally overthrown by the Muzaffarids.^[2]

List of rulers

• Sam ibn Wardanruz (1141–1188)
• Langar ibn Wardanruz (1188–1207)
• Wardanruz ibn Langar (1207–1219)
• Isfahsalar ibn Langar (1219–1229)
• Mahmud Shah ibn Isfahsalar (1229–1241)
• Salghur Shah ibn Mahmud Shah (1241–1252)
• Toghan Shah ibn Salghur Shah (1252–1272)
• Ala al-Dawla ibn Toghan Shah (1272–1275)
• Yusuf Shah ibn Toghan Shah (1275–1297)
• Mongol occupation (1297–1315)
• Hajji Shah ibn Yusuf Shah (1315–1319)

References

Sources

• C. Edmund, Bosworth (2007). Historic Cities of the Islamic World. ISBN 978-9004153882. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
• S. C., Fairbanks (2001). "ATĀBAKĀN-E YAZD". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Online Edition. Retrieved 26 January 2014.

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