Abdal-Latif Mirza (c. 1420 – 9 May 1450) was the great-grandson of

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n emperor

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. He was the third son of

Ulugh Beg Mīrzā Muhammad Tāraghay bin Shāhrukh ( chg, میرزا محمد طارق بن شاہ رخ, fa, میرزا محمد تراغای بن شاہ رخ), better known as Ulugh Beg () (22 March 1394 – 27 October 1449), was a Timurid sultan, as ...

, Timurid ruler of

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(modern

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and parts of

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and

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Early years

Having been given the governorship of Balkh, Abdal-Latif Mirza served under his father. During the succession struggle that followed the death of

Shah Rukh Shah Rukh or Shahrukh ( fa, شاهرخ, ''Šāhrokh'') (20 August 1377 – 13 March 1447) was the ruler of the Timurid Empire between 1405 and 1447. He was the son of the Central Asian conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), who founded the Timurid dynas ...

, he occupied

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, although after Ulugh Beg left the city at the end of 1448 it was conquered by

Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza ( Chagatai/ fa, ابوالقاسم بابر میرزا بن بایسنقر بیگ), was a Timurid ruler in Khurasan (1449–1457). He was the son of Ghiyath-ud-din Baysunghur ibn Shah Rukh Mirza, and thus a great-grandson ...

. Abdal-Latif Mirza did not remain loyal to his father. Angry over the fact that he was to be passed over in the transfer of rule of Samarkand, he revolted while Ulugh Beg was marching to retake Khorasan. He defeated his father at Dimashq, near Samarkand, in the fall of 1449. Ulugh Beg later decided to surrender himself, and Abdal-Latif Mirza granted him permission to take a pilgrimage to

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, but while

was on his way he was murdered by his son on the latter's order. This earned Abdal-Latif Mirza the infamous nickname ''Padar-kush'', or ''Pedar-kush'' (from

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"killer of his father، پدر کش"). A few days later he also had his brother 'Abd al-'Aziz killed.

Death

In this manner he became ruler of

. A somewhat pious person, he gained the support of the local religious groups, but this did not save him from a conspiracy hatched against him by the amirs. His reign lasted for only six months. He was succeeded by his cousin

Abdullah Mirza ‘Abdullah Mirza (after 1410 – June 1451) was a short-lived ruler of the Timurid Empire, which encompassed the territory shared by present-day Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, along with substantial areas of India, Mesopotamia and Caucasus. As a ...

Personal life

;Consort *Shah Sultan Agha, daughter of Muhammad Musharaf son of Hamid, a Mughal Amir; ;Sons *Abul Razaq Mirza - with Shah Sultan Agha; *Ahmad Mirza - with Shah Sultan Agha; *Mahmud Mirza - with Shah Sultan Agha; *Juki Mirza - with Shah Sultan Agha; *Muhammad Baqir Mirza - with Shah Sultan Agha; ;Daughter Qatak Sultan Begum - with Shah Sultan Agha; 1420s births 1450 deaths Timurid monarchs People from Herat {{Asia-royal-stub