Khalilullah II ( fa, خلیل الله دوم) was the 41st Shirvanshah, governing

Shirvan Shirvan (from fa, شروان, translit=Shirvān; az, Şirvan; Tat: ''Şirvan''), also spelled as Sharvān, Shirwan, Shervan, Sherwan and Šervān, is a historical Iranian region in the eastern Caucasus, known by this name in both pre-Islam ...

under Safavid suzerainty between 1524—1535.

Reign

Born as Khalil, after the death of his father he assumed the

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of Khalilullah II in 1524. He was married to

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 ...

's daughter, and

Tahmasp I Tahmasp I ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 to 1576. He was the eldest son of Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Ascending the throne after ...

's sister Pari Khan Khanum (not to be mistaken for Tahmasp's daughter Pari Khan Khanum)Michele Membré
''Mission to the Lord Sophy of Persia (1539-1542)''
(original from the

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) School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1993 p 81 on 4 October 1521.

Relations with Safavids

After death of

, the new shah

was suspicious towards the new shirvanshah. This suspicion had grown when the latter gave asylum to a traitor to the Safavids - Gilan ruler Sultan Muzaffar. However, before demanding a pardon, Khalilullah died unexpectedly without issue, and was succeeded by Farrukh Yassar II.

References

1535 deaths Year of birth unknown 16th-century Iranian people Safavid governors of Shirvan 16th-century people of Safavid Iran {{Iran-royal-stub