Abu Ishaq Inju

Abu Ishaq Inju
ابو اسحاق اینجو
Coin Abu Ishaq Inju, minted at Kashan
Amir of the Injuids
Reign1343–1357
PredecessorAmir Jalal al-Din Mas'ud Shah
SuccessorMubariz al-Din Muhammad (Muzaffarids)
DiedMay 1358
Shiraz
FatherSharaf al-Din Mahmud Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

Abu Ishaq Inju (Persian: ابو اسحاق اینجو) was the last Injuid ruler from 1343 to 1357. During his reign the city of Shiraz flourished, consisting of prominent figures such as Hafez, Khwaju Kermani and Ubayd Zakani.[1] In 1357, the Muzaffarid ruler Mubariz al-Din Muhammad (r. 1314–1358) captured Shiraz, and had Abu Ishaq Inju executed.[2][3]

In Shiraz, Abu Ishaq reportedly had a building constructed that reflected the Sasanian palace Taq-e Kasra at Ctesiphon. However, the construction was never finished and no remains of the building stand today.[1]

  1. ^ a b Limbert 1983, pp. 273–274.
  2. ^ Meneghini 2008.
  3. ^ Wing 2014.