Sarbadars

Sarbadars
1337–1381
CapitalSabzevar
Common languagesPersian
GovernmentAbsolute Monarchy
Leader 
• 1332–1338
Abd al-Razzaq ibn Fazlullah
• 1338–1343
Wajih ad-Din Mas'ud
• 1343–1346
Muhammad Temur
• 1379–1381
Khwaja 'Ali-yi Mu'ayyad ibn Masud
History 
• Independence from the Ilkhanate
1337
• Khwaja Ali-yi Mu'ayyad submits to Timur
1381
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Ilkhanate
Timurid Empire
Kurtid dynasty
Today part ofIran Turkmenistan

The Sarbadars (from Persian: سربدار sarbadār, "head on gallows"; also known as Sarbedaran سربداران) were a mixture of religious dervishes and secular rulers that came to rule over part of western Khurasan in the midst of the disintegration of the Mongol Ilkhanate in the mid-14th century (established in 1337). Centered in their capital of Sabzavar, they continued their reign until Khwaja 'Ali-yi Mu'ayyad submitted to Timur in 1381, and were one of the few groups that managed to mostly avoid Timur's famous brutality.