Karts of Herat

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The Karts of Herat were a medieval Persianate dynasty that ruled the Herat region in present-day Afghanistan, often as vassals to larger empires such as the Mongols and Timurids.

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Karts of Herat canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dynasty
medieval Persianate dynasty
capital Herat
centerOf regional trade in Khorasan
conflict Timurid–Kart conflict
continent Asia
country Herat region
linked to: Herat Province
currency dinar
demonym Kart
endTime 1389
ethnicComposition Persianate
foundedBy Shams al-Din Kart
linked to: Shams al-Din
governmentType monarchy
hasRuler Fakhr al-Din Kart
Ghiyas-ud-Din Pir Ali
Ghiyath al-Din Kart
Muʿizz al-Din Husayn Kart
Shams al-Din Kart
hasTitleOfRuler Amir
Malik
historicalEra Middle Ages
post-Mongol period
knownFor patronage of Persian literature
regional autonomy under Mongol suzerainty
language Persian
linked to: Persian language
locatedIn present-day Afghanistan
notableCity Herat
overthrownBy Timur
partOf Greater Khorasan
linked to: Khorasan

Islamic world
politicalStatus semi-independent principality
vassal state
predecessor Ghurid dynasty
linked to: Ghurid Empire
region Khorasan
religion Sunni Islam
startTime 1245
successor Timurid Empire
linked to: Timurid dynasty
tributaryTo Ilkhanate
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate

Timurid Empire
linked to: Timurid dynasty
usedScript Arabic script
Persian alphabet
linked to: Perso-Arabic script
vassalOf Ilkhanate
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate

Mongol Empire
Timurid Empire
linked to: Timurid dynasty

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Mongol Ilkhanate followedBy Karts of Herat