Sultan Ahmed Mirza (Persian: سلطان احمد مرزا) was the eldest son of Abu Sa'id Mirza[1] on whose death he became the Timurid ruler of Samarkand and Bukhara from 1469 until 1494. During his rule, he successfully repelled at least one invasion attempt by the Kara Koyunlu, and failed in an attempt to conquer Khurasan from its ruler Sultan Husayn Mirza Bayqara. He was embroiled in the Timurid Civil Wars with his brothers Umar Shaikh Mirza II and Sultan Mahmud Mirza. He died while returning from his Ferghana expedition against Babur, the twelve-year-old son and successor of Umar Shaikh Mirza II. As he had no male heir, he was succeeded by his brother, Sultan Mahmud Mirza.

Sultan Ahmad
Mirza, Padshah
Sultan of Samarqand and Bukhara
Ruler of the Timurid Empire
Reign1469–1494
PredecessorSultan Abu Sa'id Mirza
SuccessorSultan Mahmud Mirza
Born1451 (1451)
Samarkand
Died1494 (aged 42–43)
SpouseMihr Nigar Khanum
Tarkhan Begum
Qataq Begum
Khanzada Begum Tirmizi
Latif Begum
Habiba Sultan Begum Arghun
IssueRabia Sultan Begum
Salika Sultan Begum
Aisha Sultan Begum
Sultanum Begum
Masuma Sultan Begum
Names
Sultan Ahmad Mirza
DynastyTimurid
FatherAbu Sa'id Mirza
MotherMalika Sultan Begum

Family

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Consorts

Ahmed had six consorts:

  • Mihr Nigar Khanum, daughter of Yunus Khan of Moghulistan and Aisan Daulat Begum
  • Terkhan Begum, of the family of Terkhans
  • Qatak/Qutaq Begum, foster sister of Terkhan Begum
  • Khanzada Begum, sprung of the khans of Termez
  • Latif Begum, daughter of Ahmed Haji Beg
  • Habiba Sultan Begum, daughter of Sultan Arghun
Sons

Two sons who died in infancy - mothers unknown

Daughters

Ahmed had five daughters, four of them born to Qatak Begum

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ "Sultan Ahmed Mirza - family tree - EntiTree". www.entitree.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
Sultan Ahmed Mirza
Preceded by Timurid Empire (in Samarkand)
1469-1494
Succeeded by