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Sultan Ahmed Mirza (Persian: سلطان احمد مرزا) was the eldest son of Abu Sa'id Mirza[1] on whose death he became the Timurid ruler of Samarkand and Bukhara from 1469 until 1494. During his rule, he successfully repelled at least one invasion attempt by the Kara Koyunlu, and failed in an attempt to conquer Khurasan from its ruler Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara. He was embroiled in the Timurid Civil Wars with his brothers Umar Shaikh Mirza II and Sultan Mahmud Mirza. He died while returning from his Ferghana expedition against Babur, the twelve-year-old son and successor of Umar Shaikh Mirza II. As he had no male heir, he was succeeded by his brother, Sultan Mahmud Mirza.
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Mirza, Padshah Sultan of Samarqand and Bukhara | |||||
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Ruler of the Timurid Empire | |||||
Reign | 1469–1494 | ||||
Predecessor | Sultan Abu Sa'id Mirza | ||||
Successor | Sultan Mahmud Mirza | ||||
Born | 1451 Samarkand | ||||
Died | 1494 (aged 42–43) | ||||
Spouse | Mihr Nigar Khanum Tarkhan Begum Qataq Begum Khanzada Begum Tirmizi Latif Begum Habiba Sultan Begum Arghun | ||||
Issue | Rabia Sultan Begum Salika Sultan Begum Aisha Sultan Begum Sultanum Begum Masuma Sultan Begum | ||||
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Dynasty | Timurid | ||||
Father | Abu Sa'id Mirza | ||||
Mother | Malika Sultan Begum |
Family
edit- Consorts
Ahmed had six consorts:
- Mihr Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan of Moghulistan and Aisan Daulat Begum
- Terkhan Begum, of the family of Terkhans
- Qatak Begum, foster sister of Terkhan Begum
- Khanzada Begum, sprung of the khans of Termez
- Latif Begum, daughter of Ahmed Haji Beg
- Habiba Sultan Begum, daughter of Sultan Arghun
- Sons
Two sons who died in infancy - mothers unknown
- Daughters
Ahmed had five daughters, four of them born to Qatak Begum
- Rabia Sultan Begum known as Karaguz Begum - with Qatak Begum, married firstly to Sultan Mahmud Khan, married secondly to Jani Beg Sultan Uzbek
- Salika Sultan Begum known as Ak Begum - with Qatak Begum, married to Sultan Masud Mirza, son of Sultan Mahmud Mirza
- Aisha Sultan Begum - with Qatak Begum, married to Babur
- Sultanum Begum - with Qatak Begum, married firstly to Sultan Ali Mirza, son of Sultan Mahmud Mirza, secondly to Temur Sultan, son of Muhammad Shaybani, married thirdly to Mehdi Sultan
- Masuma Sultan Begum - with Habiba Sultan Begum, married to Babur
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ "Sultan Ahmed Mirza - family tree - EntiTree". www.entitree.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.