Div Sultan Rumlu () was a Turkmen military commander and politician from the Rumlu clan, one of the seven chief

Qizilbash Qizilbash or Kizilbash (Latin script: ) ; ; (modern Iranian reading: ); were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman "The Qizilbash, composed mainly of Turkman tribesmen, were the military force introduced by the conquering Safavis to the Irani ...

tribes which provided crack troops for

Safavid The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...

guard. In 1516-1527, he served as the governor (''hakem'') of the Erivan Province (also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd). From 1524 to 1527, he was a powerful regent to

Shah Shāh (; ) is a royal title meaning "king" in the Persian language.Yarshater, Ehsa, ''Iranian Studies'', vol. XXII, no. 1 (1989) Though chiefly associated with the monarchs of Iran, it was also used to refer to the leaders of numerous Per ...

Tahmasp I Tahmasp I ( or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Tahmasp ascended the throne after the ...

, who was then underage. Div Sultan Rumlu had summer quarters at Lar Valley in the

Alborz The Alborz ( ) range, also spelled as Alburz, Elburz or Elborz, is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merge ...

Mountains. He was killed in a power struggle in 1527.

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* Safavid generals Safavid governors of Erivan Year of birth missing 1527 deaths Field marshals of Iran Rumlu Vakils of Safavid Iran Iranian Turkmen people Commanders-in-chief of Safavid Iran 16th-century people from Safavid Iran 16th-century regents {{Iran-politician-stub