Khorramabad, in the valley of the old district of Shapurkhwast, below the castle now called Falak al-Aflak, is the seat of the Lesser Lur atabeg Shuja al-Din Khurshid (Iranica).
The road from Borujerd to the Khuzistan plain at Dezful runs through it.
Who holds it
- Name
- Shuja al-Din Khurshid
- Title
- Atabeg of Lesser Lur
- Since
- not pinned
- Born
- not pinned
- Family
- not pinned
- Confidence
- medium
See lord_1200 and the lord records.
Lord in 1200
The atabeg Shuja al-Din Khurshid
How things stand that morning
Held by the atabeg (realm record Lesser Lur).
Communities
Lurs.
Fairs and markets
Not recorded in the sources read
Militia
Lur tribesmen.
Walls and castle
The castle above the town (Dizh-i Shapurkhwast).
Trade and crafts
Valley farming, herds, the road to Khuzistan.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Iranica names Khorramabad as the seat.
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.