A Revised History of Mongol, Kart, and Timurid Patronage of the Shrine of Shaykh Al-Islam Ahmad-I Jam. Issue 2 (1st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mahendrarajah, Shivan
• Is Part Of: Iran. Volume 54:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 107
• Page End: 128
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Subjects: Jam -- Mongol -- Kart -- Timurid -- patronage -- waqf -- soyurghal; Iran -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Iran -- Civilization -- Periodicals; 955.005
• DOI: 10.1080/05786967.2016.11879216
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0578-6967

Abstract

Abstract: This article proposes revisions to scholarly perspectives on patronage of the shrine at Turbat-i Jam. Firstly, the chronology established by Lisa Golombek in Iran IX (1971) is materially amended. Secondly, it is argued that a gunbad attributed to a minor Ghurid ruler could have been funded by other parties. Thirdly, it demonstrates that patronage by the Kart kings (maliks) of Herat (r. 1245–1381) came primarily from Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad Kart (r 707–29/1307–29), and that patronage was virtually eliminated by his son, Mu˓izz al-Din Muhammad Kart (r. 732–71/1332–70), who was estranged from his affines at Turbat-i Jam, several of whom had participated in a failed coup against the malik. Fourthly, the paper shows that Shah Rukh patronised Ahmad's shrine through waqf endowments, thus weakening the argument that he had disallowed "minor semi-independent 'amirates'" that could threaten Herat's authority.