Qasem Mirza

Qasem Mirza
Self-declared Shah of Shirvan
Reign	1554
Coronation	1554
Predecessor	Gurban Ali
Successor	Kavus Mirza
Born	? ?
Died	? ?
Names Qasem Mirza
House	House of Shirvanshah
Father	Khalilullah II[1]
Religion	Sunni Islam

Qasem Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the death of Gurban Ali.

Life

He was a member of the Shirvanshahs. He escaped to the Ottoman Empire via the Dagestan-Taman-Kaffa route. He participated in the Third Campaign of the Ottoman–Safavid War, and led an army of exiles and Turks to Shirvan in 1554. Despite a few victories, he lost the final battle and fled to Dagestan.[2] His fate is unknown.

References

1. Hasan bay Rumlu, Ikhsan at-Tavarikh
2. Sara Ashurbayli. History of Shirvanshahs. p.248

Sources

• Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. pp. 1–337. ISBN 978-1933823232.

Qasem Mirza House of Shirvanshah Born:  ? Died:  ?
Regnal titles
Preceded by Gurban Ali	Pretender to throne of Shirvanshahs 1554	Succeeded by Kavus Mirza