Burhan Ali was a self-declared Shah of Shirvan. He claimed to be son of
Khalilullah II
Khalilullah II ( fa, خلیل الله دوم) was the 41st Shirvanshah, governing Shirvan under Safavid suzerainty between 1524—1535.
Reign
Born as Khalil, after the death of his father he assumed the regnal name of Khalilullah II in 1524. ...
.
Life
His name was first recorded in 1544, when he invaded Shirvan with aid from Kaitag and was defeated by
Alqas Mirza
Abu'l Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza ( fa, ابوالقاسم غازی سلطان القاص میرزا), better known as Alqas Mirza (; 15 March 1516 – 9 April 1550), was a Safavid prince and the second son of king (shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524). ...
. He travelled to
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
after defeat and was aided by
Suleyman the Magnificent
Suleiman I ( ota, سليمان اول, Süleyman-ı Evvel; tr, I. Süleyman; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( ota, قانونى سلطان سليمان, Ḳ ...
. He rebelled again in Shirvan in 1547 but was defeated by the governor of Shirvan, future shah
Ismail II
Ismail II (; Born Ismail Mirza; 31 May 1537 – 24 November 1577) was the third Shah of Safavid Iran from 1576 to 1577. He was the second son of Tahmasp I with his principal consort, Sultanum Begum. By the orders of Tahmasp, Ismail spent twent ...
. Taking advantage of the
Ottoman–Safavid War, he easily invaded Shirvan a final time, captured
Shamakhy
Shamakhi ( az, Şamaxı, ) is a city in Azerbaijan and the administrative centre of the Shamakhi District. The city's estimated population was 31,704. It is famous for its traditional dancers, the Shamakhi Dancers, and also for perhaps giving it ...
in 1548, and declared himself Shirvanshah.
Death
In 1549, the Safavid army under Abdulla khan Ustajli was sent to Shirvan to end the rebellion. Burhan Ali managed to ambush them in Bugurd Valley but the sudden death of Burhan in 1550 because of a disease stopped future independence plans.
Ancestors
Sara Ashurbeyli
Sara Ashurbeyli, sometimes known as Sara Ashurbayli ( az, Sara Balabəy qızı Aşurbəyli), (27 January 1906 – 17 July 2001 in Baku) was an eminent Azerbaijani historian, orientalist and scholar. She was an expert in the early and medieval hist ...
states that Burhan Ali claimed to be son of
Khalilullah II
Khalilullah II ( fa, خلیل الله دوم) was the 41st Shirvanshah, governing Shirvan under Safavid suzerainty between 1524—1535.
Reign
Born as Khalil, after the death of his father he assumed the regnal name of Khalilullah II in 1524. ...
, however
Abbasgulu Bakikhanov
Abbasgulu agha Bakikhanov ( az, Abbasqulu ağa Bakıxanov) (21 June 1794, Amirjan – 31 May 1847, Wadi Fatima, near Jeddah), Abbas Qoli Bakikhanov, or Abbas-Qoli ibn Mirza Mohammad (Taghi) Khan Badkubi was an Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az ...
suggested his full name as "Burhan Ali bin Keyqobad bin Abu Bakr bin Amir Ishaq bin
Ibrahim I of Shirvan
Ibrahim I ( fa, ابراهیم) was the 33rd Shirvanshah (ruler of Shirvan, r. 1382–1418). Because of his cunning politics he managed to remain independent and avoid being deposed by the Turko-Mongol ruler Timur.
Family and accession to the th ...
".
[Willem Floor, Hasan Javadi(2009), "The Heavenly Rose-Garden: A History of Shirvan & Daghestan by Abbas Qoli Aqa Bakikhanov, Mage Publishers, 2009.]
References
Year of birth unknown
16th-century people of Safavid Iran
Rebellions against Safavid Iran
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