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Ibrahim II Shaykhshah

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Sheykh Ibrahim II
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
Reign1502 - 1524
Coronation1502
PredecessorMahmud
SuccessorKhalilullah II
Born?
Baku
Died1524
Baku
Names
Ibrahim Sheykhshah
HouseHouse of Shirvanshah
FatherFarrukh Yassar
ReligionShia

Sheykh Ibrahim II was the 40th shah of Shirvan.

Coming to power

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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

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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

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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

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Sheykshah fathered seven sons, only 4 of them is known:

References

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  1. ^ Tarikhi Jannabi, v.961a
  2. ^ Munajjimbashi, Camiu'd - Düvel (The Compendium of Nations), p. 173.
  3. ^ Munajjimbashi, Camiu'd - Düvel (The Compendium of Nations), p. 173.
Ibrahim II Shaykhshah
Born:  ? Died: 1524
Regnal titles
Preceded by Shirvanshah
1502–1524
Succeeded by