Ibrahim II Shaykhshah
Sheykh Ibrahim II | |||||
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Shah of Shirvan | |||||
![]() A royal jade seal in the name of Shaykh Ibrahim II, east Caucasus or Iran, first quarter 16th century. Inscribed with nastaliq against a swirling vine | |||||
Reign | 1502 - 1524 | ||||
Coronation | 1502 | ||||
Predecessor | Mahmud | ||||
Successor | Khalilullah II | ||||
Born | ? Baku | ||||
Died | 1524 Baku | ||||
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House | House of Shirvanshah | ||||
Father | Farrukh Yassar | ||||
Religion | Shia |
Sheykh Ibrahim II was the 40th shah of Shirvan.
Coming to power
[edit]Not much is known about his childhood. He fled to Nowshahr after his grandfather Gazi Beg's disastrous defeat. Having heard news that the Safavid ruler Ismail I was coming after him, he fled to Gilan, where he hid for two years. In 1502, a rebellion erupted in Shirvan and his nephew Sultan Mahmud was deposed. Local people invited Ibrahim to the throne of Shirvan same year.
Reign
[edit]In his 3rd year of rule, Shah Ismail I besieged Gulustan castle in order to restore Mahmud who fled to his court after deposition. After three months of siege, unexpectedly, a slave of Mahmud beheaded him at night and sent his head to Ibrahim. Sheykhshah, excited by the news, suddenly made a raid on besieging Safavid forces and forced them to flee. Despite victory, he accepted to be vassal of Ismail.[1][2]
Relations with Safavids
[edit]In 1507, Sheykhshah rebelled against the Safavids but was forced to make peace again in 1509. He visited Tabriz in 1518 as a guest of Ismail I. In response to his loyalty, Ismail offered an engagement of between his daughter and Prince Khalil. In 1523, Ismail married a daughter of Sheykhshah.[3]
Family
[edit]Sheykshah fathered seven sons, only 4 of them is known:
- Prince Khalil
- Prince Muhammad - d. 1528 in a battle with Uzbeks in army of Tahmasp I.
- Prince Muzaffar - fled to the Gazikumukh Shamkhalate.
- Prince Farrukh Yassar - fled to the Gazikumukh Shamkhalate.
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