Editing Shah Rukh (section)

==Administration==
[[File:Shah Rukh in Timurid genealogy, 1405-1406 (Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi, H.2152).jpg|thumb|upright|Contemporary depiction of Shah Rukh enthroned, in a Timurid genealogy created by his nephew [[Khalil Sultan]] in 1405-1406 (Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi, H.2152).]]
Shah Rukh's reign saw a marked improvement in economic standards and cultural achievements in many areas of the empire. Although this may partly be accredited to Shah Rukh's more diplomatic character in contrast to the ruthlessness of Timur, evidence does not assign Shah Rukh with superior skill as a statesman. It is instead believed that other influences on his government led to the relative success of his rule. These include his empress, [[Gawhar Shad]], who along with her sons and some state officials, maintained orderly continuity of state affairs. Some of the highest state officials appear to have been unusually talented individuals who were able to endure in their positions for several decades. These include Jalal-ud-din Firuz Shah, who was supreme commander of the army for thirty-five years, [[Ghiyath al-Din Pir Ahmad Khvafi]], supreme secretary for thirty-one years and Amir Alika Kokultash, head of state finance for forty-three years.<ref name=Jacksonp104>{{harvtxt|Jackson|Lockhart|1986|p=104}}</ref>

[[File:Seals of Shahrukh and Muhammad Sultan.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Seals of Shah Rukh and Muhammad Sultan]]
In regards to his policies, Shah Rukh distanced himself from Timur, with less importance being placed on [[Mongol Empire|Mongol]] concepts of authority. He abandoned the institution of a figurehead Khan and replaced the Mongol tribunals with [[Sharia]] courts. Like his father, Shah Rukh was married to a Mongol princess; [[Malikat Agha]], daughter of [[Khizr Khoja]] and widow of his brother [[Umar Shaikh Mirza I]]. He did not however, claim the title of Küregen (son-in-law) which had been enjoyed by Timur. He similarly did not employ Timur's title of ''[[Amir]]'',<ref>{{Cite journal|jstor = 4310596|title = Tamerlane and the symbolism of sovereignty|last = Manz|first = Beatrice Forbes|author-link=Beatrice Forbes Manz|year = 1988|journal = [[Iranian Studies (journal)|Iranian Studies]]|doi = 10.1080/00210868808701711|volume = 21|issue = 1–2|pages = 105–122}}</ref> instead adopting the Islamic and Persian styles of ''[[Sultan]]'' and ''[[Padishah|Padshah]]''.<ref name=Ghiasianp13>{{harvtxt|Ghiasian|2018|p=13}}</ref>

Shah Rukh's religious advisor Jalal-Din al-Qayini, described the abolishment of the Mongol tribunals in 1411: "His Majesty’s correct thinking on the subject of giving currency to the Sharia and reviving the customs of the Sunna has progressed so far at this time that, in Dhul-Qada 813 (''i.e., February–March 1411''), he abolished the ''yarghu'' court of investigation and the customs of the ''törä'' which had been observed by Turko-Mongolian rulers since ancient times."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Subtelny |first=Maria |title=Timurids in Transition: Turko-Persian Politics and Acculturation in Medieval Iran |publisher=Brill |year=2007 |pages=25 |isbn=978-9004160316 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QqryxbUEkbUC&pg=PA25}}</ref>

The Timurid author Sain ad-Din Ali Turka Isfahani praised Shah Rukh for ruling by Islamic Law in the following words: “Absolutely everyone with a legal case has it heard in accordance with the Sharia, and thanks to the felicity of the favour of this Faith-promoting padshah (i.e. Shah Rukh), not a trace has remained anywhere of the Yarghu Tribunal which (God preserve us!) had for a long time exercised its tyranny over the minds of rulers and polluted the lands of Islam, and no creature has the power [to conduct] this type of interrogation except in secret."<ref>{{harvtxt|Subtelny|2007|p=27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=ابن محمد الترکه|first=صائن الدین علی|title=چهارده رساله فارسی|year=1351|location=تهران|pages=171|language=Persian}}</ref>