The chief town of Laristan, on the road from Fars to Hormuz.
A local line of lords ruled here for centuries; the fourteenth-century geographers put Lar among the Shabankara districts. For 1200 nothing is pinned.
Who holds it
- Title
- Hereditary lords of Lar
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Its own hereditary lords (names for 1200 not pinned); overlordship of the Shabankara or the Salghurids not pinned.
How things stand that morning
Under its own lords.
Charter
None known: the towns of the atabegs have no charters; the governor, the judge (qadi) and the market inspector (muhtasib) answer to the ruler.
Council
No sworn council; the notables (a'yan), the qadi and the headman (ra'is) speak for the town. Names for 1199-1200 not pinned.
Communities
Persian townsmen.
Fairs and markets
Daily or weekly markets; no fair dates recorded.
Militia
Not recorded for 1199-1200.
Walls and castle
A castle on the hill (not described for 1200).
Trade and crafts
Road between Fars and Hormuz; dates.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: No source for 1200.
Sources and studies
- G. Le Strange, The Lands of the Eastern Caliphate (1905), chapters XVII-XXIV (Fars, Kirman, Makran) after Istakhri, Muqaddasi, Ibn al-Balkhi, Yaqut and Mustawfi
- 'Shabankara', English Wikipedia (after Buchner, EI1 'Shabankara'; Spuler; Mustawfi, Nuzhat al-qulub)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.