Chobanids

The Chobanids were a Mongol family of the Suldus clan who rose under the Ilkhans and built a dominion based in Azerbaijan after the Ilkhanate fractured. Their lands included Arran and parts of western Persia, while the Jalayirids held Baghdad.

After Hasan Kuchak died in 1343, his brother Malek Ashraf defeated his rivals and ruled through puppet Ilkhans. His attempt to take Baghdad failed in 1347. In 1357 the Golden Horde captured Tabriz and executed Malek Ashraf, ending Chobanid rule there.