Musa Soltan Torkaman

Musa Soltan Torkaman
Governor of Azerbaijan
Tenure	1531 - 1534
Predecessor	Ulama soltan Takalu
Successor	Ulama soltan Takalu
Noble family	Mawsillu
Father	Isa Khan Mawsillu

Musa Soltan Torkaman (Persian: موسی سلطان موصلوی ترکمان) was one of the Qizilbash leaders of Mawsillu tribe[1] and Safavid governor of Azerbaijan under Tahmasp I.

Background

His father Isa beg was a son of Bakr beg Mawsillu (d. 1491), a governor of Astarabad and a loyal follower of Ya'qub Beg of Aq Qoyunlu. According to some sources, his daughter Sultanum Begum was married to Tahmasp I c. 1516 and hence was a grandfather of Mohammad Khodabanda and Ismail II.[2][3] However, according to Kioumars Ghereghlou, he was a brother to Sultanum Begum.[4] He was appointed as governor of Azerbaijan following former governor Ulama soltan Takalu's defection to Ottoman Empire. After 3 years of rule he had to flee from Tabriz following Suleiman the Magnificent's campaign and widespread plague among his troops.[5] He was described as an official given into "mirth, play, conversation and wine".[6]

References

1. Woods, John E. (1999). The Aqquyunlu : clan, confederation, empire (Rev. and expanded ed.). Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-585-12956-8. OCLC 44966081.
2. Parsadoost, Manuchehr (2002). Ismail II, the wasted brave. Tehran: Enteshar. ISBN 9643251063.
3. Heintz, Walter; Jahandari, Keykavos (1992). Ismail II (in Persian). Tehran: Elmi va farhangi publications. ISBN 9644453476.
4. "ESMĀʿIL II – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
5. Ėfendiev, Oktaĭ. (2007). Azärbaycan Säfävilär dövläti. Bakı: Şärq-Qärb. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-9952-34-101-0. OCLC 316428329.
6. Matthee, Rudi (2009-07-26). The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900. Princeton University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-691-14444-3.