Book contents
- The Sufi Saint of Jam
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- The Sufi Saint of Jam
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates, Figures, and Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I The Saint
- Part II The Successors
- 3 Ilkhanid/Kartid Eras to the Timurid Age
- 4 Safavid/Mughal Eras to the Islamic Republic
- Part III The Shrine
- Part IV The Sufis
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Titles in the Series
- Plate Section
3 - Ilkhanid/Kartid Eras to the Timurid Age
from Part II - The Successors
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 May 2021
Book contents
- The Sufi Saint of Jam
- Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
- The Sufi Saint of Jam
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Plates, Figures, and Maps
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on the Text
- Abbreviations
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I The Saint
- Part II The Successors
- 3 Ilkhanid/Kartid Eras to the Timurid Age
- 4 Safavid/Mughal Eras to the Islamic Republic
- Part III The Shrine
- Part IV The Sufis
- Book part
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other Titles in the Series
- Plate Section
Summary
Shrine and cult survived the Mongols. The saint cult blossomed politically and financially under the Ilkhanids and Kartids. Qutb al-Din Muhammad Jami, and his son, Shihab al-Din Ismaʿil, were the first accumulators of wealth and power. Qutb al-Din had opaque connections to a wealthy Indian benefactor, and hosted Shams al-Din Muhammad Kart, instituting a bond between the families. Shihab al-Din married a son to a Kartid princess, and accepted a Kart king (malik) as his acolyte, thereby garnering tangible and intangible benefits for shrine and cult. The apogee of the shrine’s affluence and influence was under the Timurids.
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- The Sufi Saint of JamHistory, Religion, and Politics of a Sunni Shrine in Shi'i Iran, pp. 55 - 72Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021