The head of the Shabankara house holds the fortress of Ij and the oases of eastern Fars.
The chief on the morning of 1 January 1200 is not named in the sources read; the brothers Qutb al-Din Mubariz and Nizam al-Din Mahmud lead the Shabankara into Kerman about 1200.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned. Qutb al-Din Mubariz, with his brother Nizam al-Din Mahmud, is the leader named for about 1200
- Title
- Malik of the Shabankara
- Since
- Not pinned
- Born
- Not pinned
- Family
- The Mas'udi house of the Shabankara
- Confidence
- low
English Wikipedia (after EI1); al-Shaymaa Sayed Kamel (2019) dates a Qutb al-Din Mubariz to 610-624 AH.
Overlord
Nominally the atabeg of Fars.
What it holds
- Ij and its castle
- Istahbanat
- Niriz
- Darabgird
- The clan pastures (see the realm record)
How it was acquired
Hereditary.
Allies and rivals
Rivals: the Salghurids and the masters of Kerman.
How things stand that morning
Holds Ij and the eastern oases.
Wealth
Flocks, oasis fruit and cotton, the Darabgird road.
Military
Tribal horsemen; the castle of Ij.
Threats
- A Salghurid campaign once the civil war ends
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- About 1200 (not pinned)Qutb al-Din Mubariz and Nizam al-Din Mahmud invade Kerman and take it from the Ghuzz, then lose it.Depends on: Kerman left without a strong governor Stopped by: A Khwarazmian army or a Salghurid attack
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: See the realm record.
On the map: The chief's own seats; the clans range wider.
Sources and studies
- 'Shabankara', English Wikipedia (after Buchner, EI1 'Shabankara'; Spuler; Mustawfi, Nuzhat al-qulub)
- Al-Shaymaa Sayed Kamel Muhammad, 'Atabakat al-Shabankara fi sharq Faris (448-756 AH)', al-Mu'arrikh al-'Arabi 27 (2019)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.