Idhaj, later called Malamir and now Izeh, lies in an upland plain of the Bakhtiari mountains above the Khuzistan plain, among ancient rock reliefs.
It is the seat of the Hazaraspid atabeg Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad.
Who holds it
- Name
- Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad
- Title
- Atabeg of Greater Lur
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- not pinned
- Confidence
- medium
See lord_1200 and the lord records.
Lord in 1200
The atabeg Abu Tahir ibn Muhammad
How things stand that morning
Held by the atabeg (realm record Greater Lur).
Communities
Lurs; Persians.
Fairs and markets
Not recorded in the sources read
Militia
Lur tribesmen.
Walls and castle
The atabeg's residence; castles not named in the sources read.
Trade and crafts
Grain of the plain; herds; the mountain road between Isfahan and Khuzistan.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Iranica.
Primary sources for Greater 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.