The Emirate of Palu (; 1495–1850) was a Kurdish emirate which existed in around

Palu Palu, which is officially known as the City of Palu (Indonesian: ''Kota Palu''), is the capital and largest city of Central Sulawesi. Palu is located on the northwestern coast of Sulawesi and borders Donggala Regency to the north and west, P ...

from 1495 to 1839 to 1850. During the collapse of

Aq Qoyunlu The Aq Qoyunlu ( az, Ağqoyunlular , ) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik Roy, ''Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750'', (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two tribal confederations: Akkoyunlu (W ...

, Husein Beg, one of the Kurdish lords from the

Principality of Eğil Principality of Eğil (also known as Emirate of Eğil, around 1049–1864) was a Kurds, Kurdish principality or emirate around the town of Eğil founded by Pir Mansûr (b.989) who conquered the town around 1049. Pir Mansûr claimed to be a descend ...

, conquered the fortress of

in 1495. He established his own principality, which would later be known as the Palu Emirate. Although Husein Beg surrounded

Ergani Ergani ( ota, عثمانيه, translit=Osmaniye, ku, Erxenî), formerly known as Arghni or Arghana, is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The district's area is 1489 km. Ergani District is located in the administrative as the Sout ...

Castle, one of the most important castles in the area, he died before he could capture the castle. Administration of Palu was passed to his brother, and Palu remained in the hands of Jamshid Beg, son of Rustam Beg. However, the rule of the Mirdâsi did not last long. They were defeated at Dersim and overthrown by the son of Husein Beg and the contender to the throne, Mustafa Beg. Mustafa Beg then imprisoned his two brothers, Ahmed Beg and Ibrahim Beg. In 1507, Palu aligned itself with

Safavid Iran Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often consi ...

. As a result of the

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

between the

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and the

Safavid Empire Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often consi ...

, culminating in defeat for the Safavids at the

Battle of Chaldiran The Battle of Chaldiran ( fa, جنگ چالدران; tr, Çaldıran Savaşı) took place on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed Eastern Anatolia a ...

, Palu was defeated by the

in 1514. Jamshid Beg participated directly in the war. In 1516, Jamshid Beg, following the recommendation of

Idris Bitlisi Idris Bitlisi ( 18 January 1457 – 15 November 1520), sometimes spelled Idris Bidlisi, Idris-i Bitlisi, or Idris-i Bidlisi ("Idris of Bitlis"), and fully ''Mevlana Hakimeddin İdris Mevlana Hüsameddin Ali-ül Bitlisi'', was an Ottoman Kurdis ...

, pledged loyalty to the

. With the help of Şahzade Ahmed Beg, he took the fortress of Arabşah from the

Qizilbash Qizilbash or Kizilbash ( az, Qızılbaş; ota, قزيل باش; fa, قزلباش, Qezelbāš; tr, Kızılbaş, lit=Red head ) were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman Shia Islam, Shia militant groups that flourished in A ...

in 1517. After this date,

begs were under the rule of the Ottomans.

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