Shahrukh of Shirvan

Shahrukh
Shah of Shirvan
Reign 1535-1538
Coronation 1535
Predecessor Khalilullah II
Successor Shirvanshah rule ended
Born 1520
Baku
Died 1539
Tabriz
Full name
Shahrukh ibn Farrukh Yassar
House House of Shirvanshah
Father Farrukh Yassar II
Religion Sunni

Shahrukhwas the 43rd and last Shirvanshah, governing Shirvan under Safavid suzerainty.[1] After persistent disloyalty, Safavid king Tahmasp I (r. 1524—1576) expelled him in 1538, and made Shirvan a full administrative subunit of the Safavid Empire.[1] Subsequently, he appointed his brother Alqas Mirza as its first independent Safavid governor.[1]

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Shahrukh of Shirvan
Born: 1520 Died: 1538
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Khalilullah II
Shirvanshah
1538
Succeeded by
Safavid Empire
Preceded by
Khalilullah II
Pretender to throne of Shirvanshahs
1539
Succeeded by
Burhan Ali
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