Back الدولة المشعشعية Arabic الدوله المشعشعيه ARZ Müşəşəilər AZ Muixaixa Catalan مشعشعیان FA Dinastia Musha'sa' Italian
Emirate of Masha'sha'iya | |||||||||||||||
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| 1435–1736 | |||||||||||||||
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| Capital | Hoveyzeh | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Shia Islam | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Emirate | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Iraq Iran Saudi Arabia Kuwait Bahrain | ||||||||||||||
The Musha'sha' (also spelled Mosha'sha'; Arabic: المشعشعية) were a Shi'i Arab dynasty based in the town of Hoveyzeh in Khuzestan,[1] ruling from 1435 to 1924.[2] Initially starting out as a tribal confederation, they gradually transformed into a zealous Isma'ili-Shi'i dynasty.[3] The independence of the Musha'sha' was put to an end in 1508 by the Safavid shah (king) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524), who claimed to be the only legitimate Shi'i ruler.[1] Following this, the Musha'sha' remained compliant, typically serving as valis or governors under Iranian suzerainty for the following centuries.[4]
- ^ a b Luft 1993, p. 673.
- ^ Bosworth 1996, p. 277.
- ^ Matthee 2015, p. 450.
- ^ Bosworth 1996, p. 279.