Sultan Khalil Mirza ( az, Sultan Xəlil, ; fa, سلطان خلیل) was a sultan of the

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 ...

State, ruling from 6 January 1478 to July 1478.

Life

He was son of

Uzun Hasan Uzun Hasan or Uzun Hassan ( اوزون حسن; fa, اوزون حسن; 1423 – January 6, 1478; where ''uzun'' means "tall" in Oghuz Turkic) was a ruler of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu state and is generally considered to be its strongest ruler. H ...

and Seljuk Shah Khatun. He was appointed as the governor of the Persian province during his princely years. He took power when his father,

, passed away on January 6, 1478. In his early years, he had a fight with his brothers and uncle in the throne. He captured his younger half-brother Maqsud Beg (son of Despina Khatun) and executed him. His other younger full brothers Yaqub Beg and Yusuf Beg were exiled. In the same year, he defeated his uncle Murat Bey Bayandur and reached the height of his power. On the order of Sultan Yaqub, H. 14 Rebiül was executed (June 15, 1478) on a Monday. His half-bother

Ughurlu Muhammad Ughurlu Muhammad Beg or Ughurlu Mehmed ( az, Uğurlu Məhəmməd bəy; fa, اغورلو محم بیگ; tr, Uğurlu Mehmed Bey; d. 1477) was a prince of the Aq Qoyunlu The Aq Qoyunlu ( az, Ağqoyunlular , ) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik ...

was take by Otoman Sultan

Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...

and married his daughter

Gevherhan Hatun Gevherhan Hatun ( ota, کوھرخان خاتون "''Gem of the Khan''") was an Ottoman princess, the daughter of Mehmed the Conqueror (reign 1444–46 and 1451–81) and Gülbahar Hatun. She was the sister of Sultan Bayezid II (reign 1481–1512 ...

. Their son

Ahmad Beg Ahmad Göde or Gövde Ahmad ( az, Gödək Əhməd; fa, احمد گوده; tr, Göde Ahmed), born Sultanzade Ahmed and commonly known as Ahmad Beg or Sultan Ahmad, was a ruler of the Aq Qoyunlu. Ahmad was a grandson of Uzun Hasan and Mehmed t ...

finally toke the throne but died in battle shortly after.

Family

It is known that he has two sons from an unknown woman. * Ebül Meali Ali Mirza * Elvend Mirza

References

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