Sarbadar state

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The Sarbadar state was a 14th-century Iranian polity centered in Sabzevar, known for its blend of Shi'a religious leadership and military rule during the decline of the Ilkhanate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical polity
medieval Iranian state
post-Ilkhanid state
capital Sabzevar
conflict conflicts with the Chobanids
conflicts with the Jalayirids
submission to Timur
wars with the Kartids of Herat
continent Asia
country Iran
currency dinar
dirham
dissolutionCause conquest by Timur
endTime 1381
era Middle Ages
ethnicComposition Persians
Turkic groups
followedBy Timurid Empire
linked to: Timurid dynasty
governmentType Islamic state
theocratic-military regime
hasCapitalRegion Sabzevar region
historicalContext decline of the Ilkhanate
historicalSignificance one of the earliest Shi'a-ruled states in Iran after the Abbasids
knownFor blend of Shi'a religious leadership and military rule
early Shi'a-ruled polity in Iran
resistance to Mongol successor powers
language Persian
locatedIn Khorasan
northeastern Iran
locatedInTime 14th century
mottoOrSlogan willingness to die rather than submit unjustly
nameEtymology from Persian "sar ba dar" meaning "head on gallows"
notableLeader Abd al-Razzaq Bashtini
Ali-yi Muayyad
Wajih al-Din Masud
linked to: Wajih al-Din Mas'ud
notableReligiousLeader Hasan Juri
partOf Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan
politicalIdeology Shi'a activism
politicalStructure coalition of military chiefs and religious leaders
precededBy Ilkhanate
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate
regionControlled Sabzevar
parts of western Khorasan
religion Shia Islam
Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia
religiousOrderInfluence Sarbadariyya movement
startTime 1337
typeOfMilitary cavalry-based forces
irregular militia

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