Shams al-Din Juvayni | |
|---|---|
 Tekuder and Shams al-Din in a 1430 miniature | |
| Sahib-i divan of the Ilkhanate | |
| In office 1263–1284 | |
| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Fakhr al-Din Mustawfi |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 16 October 1284 (aged 58)[1] near Ahar, Azerbaijan, Ilkhanid Iran |
| Spouse | Koshak[2] (daughter of Armenian Prince Avag Mkhargrdzeli) |
| Children | 2, including Sharaf al-Din Harun |
| Relatives | Juvayni family |
Shams al-Din Juvayni (Persian: شمسالدین جوینی; also spelled Joveyni) was a Persian statesman and member of the Juvayni family. He was an influential figure in early Ilkhanate politics, serving as sahib-i divan (vizier and minister of finance) under four Mongol Ilkhans – Hulagu, Abaqa, Tekuder and Arghun Khan. In 1284, Arghun accused Shams al-Din of having poisoned the Ilkhan Abaqa, who may actually have died of the effects of alcoholism; Shams al-Din was duly executed and replaced as vizier by Buqa.[3] A skillful political and military leader, Shams al-Din is also known to have patronized the arts. The musician Safi al-Din al-Urmawi was one of those he supported.
- ^ Biran 2009, pp. 71–74.
- ^ Dashdondog, Bayarsaikhan (2011). The Mongols and the Armenians (1220-1335) (PDF). Brill. p. 166. ISBN 978-90-04-18635-4.
- ^ Judith G. Kolbas (2006), The Mongols in Iran: Chingiz Khan to Uljaytu 1220–1309, pp. 240, 382, 385. Routledge, ISBN 0700706674.