Suleiman Mirza ( fa, سلیمان میرزا, translit=Soleymān Mirzā; b. 28 March 1554, Nakhchivan – d. 30 October 1576) was a

Safavid Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

prince. The son of king

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 t ...

(r. 1524–1576) by his Circassian wife

Sultan-Agha Khanum Sultan-Agha Khanum ( fa, سلطان آقا خانم, translit=Soltān-Āqā Xānum) also in Western sources Corasi was a Safavid queen consort of Kumyk origin, as the second wife of Safavid king Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576). Life Although she ...

, he functioned several years as an official, serving as the governor (''hakem'') of

Shiraz Shiraz (; fa, شیراز, Širâz ) is the List of largest cities of Iran, fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars province, Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars (Sasanian province), Pars () and Persis. As o ...

(1555–1557/58, under a '' laleh'') and

Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...

(1567–1573, under a ''laleh'' as well). His full sister was

Pari Khan Khanum Pari Khan Khanum ( fa, پریخان خانم, also spelled Parikhan Khanum; 1548–12 February 1578, aged 29) was a Safavid princess, the daughter of the Safavid king (''shah'') Tahmasp I ( 1524 – 1576) and his Circassian consort, Sultan-Agha ...

, and his Circassian uncle

Shamkhal Sultan Shamkhal Sultan, also known as Shamkhal Sultan Cherkes, was an important Circassian noble of the second half of the 16th century in the Safavid Empire. Biography Family Shamkhal Sultan, alongside his sister Sultan-Agha Khanum, were from a promin ...

– both extremely pivotal figures in Safavid affairs during the latter half of the 16th century. During the last few years of Tahmasp I's life, when a protracted competition for the throne was evident, as well as much jockeying for position by the rival factions, a number of

Qizilbash Qizilbash or Kizilbash ( az, Qızılbaş; ota, قزيل باش; fa, قزلباش, Qezelbāš; tr, Kızılbaş, lit=Red head ) were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman Shia militant groups that flourished in Iranian Azerbaijan, Anatolia, the ...

chiefs decided, in 1574, to openly support Suleiman Mirza as heir apparent. When his half-brother Ismail Mirza Safavi (who succeeded as

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 ...

) was eventually enthroned on 22 August 1576, the latter ordered for the systematic murder or blinding of any prince of royal blood who could become the center of a conspiracy against him. As a result, Suleiman Mirza was killed on 30 October 1576 by the order of his own half-brother. He was buried at the Shrine of Imamzadeh Hossein in

Qazvin Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. Qazvin was a capital of the ...

, the then royal capital.

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* * * * {{cite book , title = Iran Under the Safavids , year = 2007 , publisher = Cambridge University Press , last = Savory , first = Roger , author-link = Roger Savory , isbn = 978-0521042512 , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v4Yr4foWFFgC&q=solayman+mirza+son+tahmasp 1554 births 1576 deaths Iranian people of Circassian descent Governors of Fars Safavid governors Safavid governors of Mashhad Safavid princes People executed by Safavid Iran Executed royalty People from Nakhchivan 16th-century people of Safavid Iran Fratricides