 The Jalayirids refused the offer and invaded, although Shah Shoja managed to prevent them from getting any further than Sultaniyya.In 1383, Shah Shoja, whilst intoxicated by alcohol and full of skepticism, had his son Sultan Shebli blinded, which he regretted the following day.A series of other tragedies followed shortly after the blinding of his son—Shah Shoja's mother Makhdum Shah and his nephew Shah Hossein died, whilst he himself received a deadly illness as a result of excessive drinking.