Sultan Ahmed Mirza was the eldest son of
Abu Sa'id Mirza
Abu Sa'id Mirza ( Chagatay/ fa, ابو سعید میرزا; 14248 February 1469) was the ruler of the Timurid Empire during the mid-fifteenth century.
Born a minor prince of the Timurid dynasty, Abu Sa'id quickly established himself as the most ...
on whose death he became the Timurid ruler of
Samarkand
fa, سمرقند
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and
Bukhara
Bukhara (Uzbek language, Uzbek: /, ; tg, Бухоро, ) is the List of cities in Uzbekistan, seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan, with a population of 280,187 , and the capital of Bukhara Region.
People have inhabited the region around Bukhara ...
from 1469 until 1494. During his rule, he successfully repelled at least one invasion attempt by the
Kara Koyunlu
The Qara Qoyunlu or Kara Koyunlu ( az, Qaraqoyunlular , fa, قره قویونلو), also known as the Black Sheep Turkomans, were a culturally Persianate, Muslim Turkoman "Kara Koyunlu, also spelled Qara Qoyunlu, Turkish Karakoyunlular, E ...
, and failed in an attempt to conquer
Khurasan
Greater Khorāsān,Dabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed. Tehran, Zavvâr: 1375 (Solar Hijri Calendar) 235–236 or Khorāsān ( pal, Xwarāsān; fa, خراسان ), is a historical eastern region in the Iranian Plate ...
from its ruler
Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara
Sultan Husayn Bayqara Mirza ( fa, حسین بایقرا / ''Husayn Bāyqarā''; June/July 1438 – 4 May 1506) was the Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 until May 4, 1506, with a brief interruption in 1470.
A skilled statesman, Sultan Husayn ...
. He was embroiled in the
Timurid Civil Wars with his brothers
Umar Shaikh Mirza II and
Sultan Mahmud Mirza
Sultan Mahmud Mirza ( 1453 – January 1495) was a prince of Timurid branch of Transoxiana, son of Abu Sa'id Mirza.
Biography
His father gave him the government of Hisar and Termez in 1459 (according to Babur Astarabad), but lost to Sultan Husay ...
. He died while returning from his
Ferghana
Fergana ( uz, Fargʻona/Фарғона, ), or Ferghana, is a district-level city and the capital of Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. Fergana is about 420 km east of Tashkent, about 75 km west of Andijan, and less than 20 km ...
expedition against
Babur
Babur ( fa, , lit= tiger, translit= Bābur; ; 14 February 148326 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his ...
, 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.
Family
;Consorts
Ahmed had six consorts:
*
Mihr Nigar Khanum, daughter of
Yunus Khan
Yunus Khan (b. 1416 – d. 1487) ( ug, يونس خان}), was Khan of Moghulistan from 1462 until his death in 1487. He is identified by many historians with Ḥājjī `Ali (, Pinyin: ''Hazhi Ali'') ( ug, ھاجى علي}), of the contempora ...
of
Moghulistan
Moghulistan (from fa, , ''Moghulestân'', mn, Моголистан), also called the Moghul Khanate or the Eastern Chagatai Khanate (), was a Mongol breakaway khanate of the Chagatai Khanate and a historical geographic area north of the Te ...
and
Aisan Daulat Begum
Aisan Daulat Begum (died June, 1505, other spellings ''Ehsan Daulat, Isan Daulat, Ësan Dawlat'') was the first wife and chief consort of Yunus Khan of Moghulistan. She was the mother of Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, and hence the grandmother of the fir ...
;
*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
Sultan Mahmud Mirza ( 1453 – January 1495) was a prince of Timurid branch of Transoxiana, son of Abu Sa'id Mirza.
Biography
His father gave him the government of Hisar and Termez in 1459 (according to Babur Astarabad), but lost to Sultan Husay ...
;
*
Aisha Sultan Begum - with Qatak Begum, married to
Babur
Babur ( fa, , lit= tiger, translit= Bābur; ; 14 February 148326 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his ...
;
*Sultanum Begum - with Qatak Begum, married firstly to Sultan Ali Mirza, son of Sultan Mahmud Mirza, secondly to Temur Sultan, son of
Muhammad Shaybani
Muhammad Shaybani Khan ( uz, Muhammad Shayboniy, also known as Abul-Fath Shaybani Khan or Shayabak Khan or Shahi Beg Khan, originally named "Shibägh", which means "wormwood" or " obsidian") (c. 1451 – 2 December 1510), was an Uzbek leader ...
, married thirdly to Mehdi Sultan;
*
Masuma Sultan Begum - with Habiba Sultan Begum, married to
Babur
Babur ( fa, , lit= tiger, translit= Bābur; ; 14 February 148326 December 1530), born Mīrzā Zahīr ud-Dīn Muhammad, was the founder of the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan through his ...
;
Ancestry
Timurid monarchs
15th-century monarchs in Asia
1451 births
1494 deaths
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