The Lur chief who became independent master of Lesser Lur on the death of his overlord Husam al-Din, the Turkmen lord of Khuzistan, and took the title atabeg.
On 1 January 1200 he is about seventy and rules from Khorramabad below its castle; he has exchanged certain castles with the caliph for the district of Tarazak in Khuzistan (undated).
Who he is
- Name
- Shuja al-Din Khurshid
- Title
- Atabeg of Lesser Lur
- Since
- 580/1184-85 (or 570/1174-75)
- Born
- about 521/1127 (if he died in 621/1224 aged a hundred lunar years)
- Family
- Nephew and later usurper Sayf al-Din Rustam (after 1224)
- Confidence
- medium
See the realm record.
Overlord
None shown; friendly to the caliph
What it holds
- Khorramabad (Shapurkhwast) and its castle
- Aleshtar, Kuhdasht and the Kashgan valleys
- Tarazak in Khuzistan (from the caliph; date not pinned)
How it was acquired
Independence on Husam al-Din's death; tribes subdued by war.
Allies and rivals
As in the realm record.
How things stand that morning
Independent atabeg at Khorramabad.
Wealth
Herds, valley farms, the road from Borujerd to Dezful.
Military
Lur levies; the castle of Khorramabad.
Threats
- Masters of the Jibal
- Tribal rivals
Places of note
- Castle of Khorramabad: Seat
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Late Persian sources via Iranica.
On the map: See the realm outline.
Primary sources for Lesser Lur
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Dictionary of Countries, Yaqut al-Hamawi (1224 to 1228, at Aleppo). An alphabetical gazetteer of every place Yaqut had read of or seen: he travelled as a bookseller's agent through Syria, Iraq, Persia, Khurasan and Khwarazm (about 1213 to 1220) and settled in Aleppo. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.