Abu Ishaq Inju

Abu Ishaq Inju, or Abū Esḥāq (1321–58, ) was the last Injuid ruler from 1343 to 1357. He was the youngest of four sons of Šaraf-al-dīn Maḥmūd Shah b. Moḥammad Īnǰū, who had been the governor of Fārs for the last Mongol Il-khan, Sultan Abu Sa'id, until the latter's death in 1335.

Background Following Abu Sa'id's death in 1335, Ilkhanid power disintegrated. An intense seven-year conflict (1335–1342) erupted for the control of southern Iran, between the Chupanids from Tabriz, the Jalayirids of Baghdad, the Muzaffarids of Yazd and the Inju family. Isfahan was administered by an Ilkhanid Governor in the person of Sultanshah Jandar.

Meanwhile, Shiraz was being held by the Injuids Amir Ghiyas al-Din Kai-Khusrau (1336–1338/9) and Amir Jalal al-Din Mas'ud Shah.

Governor of Isfahan and Shiraz (1341-1342) Pir Husayn Chubani captured the city of Shiraz in 1340, which the assistance of Mohammad Mozaffar, whom he rewarded with the Governorship the region of Kerman. After the assassination of Pir Husayn Chubani in 1342, Abu Esḥāq Inju established his capital in Shiraz, repulsing a final Chubanid contender, Yagi Basti.

Coinage of Jamal al-Din Abu Ishaq. Isfahan mint. AH 750 (AD 1349–50). Abū Esḥāq then held sole power in Shiraz, Isfahan, and Lorestān for about twelve years, from 1343 to 1356. During the reign of Abu Ishaq Inju the city of Shiraz flourished, consisting of prominent figures such as Hafez, Khwaju Kermani and Ubayd Zakani.

In Shiraz, Abu Ishaq reportedly had a building constructed that reflected the Sasanian palace Taq-e Kasra at Ctesiphon. However, the construction was never finished and no remains of the building stand today.