Qasem Mirza
Self-declared Shah of Shirvan
Qasem Mirza | |||||
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Self-declared Shah of Shirvan | |||||
Reign | 1554 | ||||
Coronation | 1554 | ||||
Predecessor | Gurban Ali | ||||
Successor | Kavus Mirza | ||||
Born | ? ? | ||||
Died | ? ? | ||||
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House | House of Shirvanshah | ||||
Father | Khalilullah II[1] | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Qasem Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the death of Gurban Ali.
Life
He was a member of the Shirvanshahs. He escaped to the Ottoman Empire via the Dagestan-Taman-Kaffa route. He participated in the Third Campaign of the Ottoman–Safavid War, and led an army of exiles and Turks to Shirvan in 1554. Despite a few victories, he lost the final battle and fled to Dagestan.[2] His fate is unknown.
References
Sources
- Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. pp. 1–337. ISBN 978-1933823232.
Qasem Mirza House of Shirvanshah Born: ? Died: ? | ||
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Preceded by Gurban Ali | Pretender to throne of Shirvanshahs 1554 | Succeeded by Kavus Mirza |
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Shirvanshahs
(861–1027)
(1027–1382)
(1382–1538)
- Ibrahim I
- Khalilullah I
- Farrukh Yasar
- Bahram Beg
- Ghazi Beg
- Sultan Mahmud
- Ibrahim II Shaykhshah
- Khalilullah II
- Farrukh Yasar II
- Shahrukh
(1544–1602)
- Burhan Ali
- Mehrab
- Qorban Ali Mirza
- Qasem Mirza
- Kavus Mirza
- Abu Bakr Mirza
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