During the 1310s Sistan had suffered from a civil war between Nasir al-Din and Nusrat al-Din's older brother
Rukn al-Din Mahmud. By the year 1318 Nasir al-Din was effectively out of the picture (probably dead) and Rukn al-Din was too badly injured to march onto
Shahr-i Sistan. Nusrat al-Din decided to take advantage of the situation and took control of the capital himself. Rukn al-Din, however, had a large degree of support throughout Sistan outside of the capital, and fighting broke out between the brothers. Eventually the religious leaders and nobles of Sistan stepped in and brokered a peace agreement. Nusrat al-Din was awarded the title of malik and was given direct control of eastern Sistan, while Rukn al-Din was given western Sistan and parts of
Quhistan. A third brother,
Shams al-Din 'Ali, was allotted the town of Uq. Nusrat al-Din reigned for thirteen years. In 1330 or 1331 he died, whereupon the eminent men of Sistan selected the malik's nephew
Qutb al-Din Muhammad as his successor. ==Notes==