Sultan Awais Jalayir (also written as Uvais or Uways or Oways) was a

Jalayirid The Jalayirid Sultanate () was a dynasty of Mongol Jalayir origin, which ruled over modern-day Iraq and western Iran after the breakup of the Ilkhanate in the 1330s.Bayne Fisher, William. ''The Cambridge History of Iran'', p. 3: "From then until ...

ruler of

Basra Basra () is a port city in Iraq, southern Iraq. It is the capital of the eponymous Basra Governorate, as well as the List of largest cities of Iraq, third largest city in Iraq overall, behind Baghdad and Mosul. Located near the Iran–Iraq bor ...

, in southern Iraq (1415–1421), with his rule ending in 1421 with his death. He was the son of

Shah Walad Jalayir 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 Pers ...

. In 1415, Sultan Awais Jalayir succeeded his brother

Sultan Mahmud Jalayir Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used ...

as Jalayirid ruler. During his reign, he conducted two campaigns against the

Black Sheep Turkmen The Qara Qoyunlu or Kara Koyunlu (, ; ), also known as the Black Sheep Turkomans, were a culturally Persianate, Muslim Turkoman "Kara Koyunlu, also spelled Qara Qoyunlu, Turkish Karakoyunlular, English Black Sheep, Turkmen tribal federation tha ...

in an attempt to recover

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for the Jalayirids. While conducting the second campaign he was killed in battle. He was succeeded by another brother,

Sultan Muhammad Jalayir Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used ...

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*"". ''Encyclopaedia Iranica''. Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University. June 16, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2006. 1421 deaths Jalayirids Military personnel killed in action Year of birth unknown {{MEast-hist-stub

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