Alvand Mirza was a
Aq Qoyunlu prince, who was a contender for the throne between 1497 and 1504/5.
Life
He was son of Yusuf Bayandur, who was the grandson 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. ...
. In 1478 he was appointed as the governor of
Shiraz
Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars () and Persis. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 p ...
. In 1498, Alvand was enthroned in
Tabriz
Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...
by Ayba-Sultan.
Reign
In 1500, the Abhar agreement was signed. The Aq Qoyunlu Empire was divided between Sultan Murad and Alvand Mirza. Azerbaijan and
Diyarbakir remained under Alvand's rule. In 1500, a representative of the
Safavid dynasty from Azerbaijan began to claim throne. In 1501, the
battle of Sharur took place. In this battle Alvand Mirza was defeated by
Ismail I
Ismail I ( fa, اسماعیل, Esmāʿīl, ; July 17, 1487 – May 23, 1524), also known as Shah Ismail (), was the founder of the Safavid dynasty of Safavid Iran, Iran, ruling as its King of Kings (''Shahanshah'') from 1501 to 1524. His re ...
. After the battle he fled to Erzincan and died in Mardin in 1505.
In 1501, Ismail entered Tabriz and proclaimed himself shah.
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Aq Qoyunlu rulers
15th-century births
1505 deaths
15th-century monarchs in the Middle East