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Khalil Sultan

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Khalil
Sultan
Khalil Sultan's portrait inAmir Timur Museum
Amirof theTimurid Empire
Reign18 February 1405–1409
PredecessorTimur
SuccessorShahrukh Mirza
Born1384
Died4 November 1411 (aged 27)
Ray,Timurid Empire,nowRey, Iran,Tehran,Iran
SpouseJahan Sultan Agha
Shad Malik Agha
One other wife
IssueAli Mirza
Muhammad Bahadur Mirza
Berkul Mirza
Talucher Mirza
Muhammad Bayqara Mirza
Shirin Beg Agha
Saray Malik Agha
Sultan Badi-al-Mulk Agha
Names
Burhan-ud-din Khalil[1]
DynastyTimurid
FatherMiran Shah
MotherSevin Beg Khanzada
ReligionIslam

Khalil Sultan(Persian:خلیل سلطان) was theTimuridruler ofTransoxianafrom 18 February 1405 to 1409. He was a son ofMiran Shahand a grandson ofTimur.

Biography

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During Timur's lifetime, Khalil Sultan gained Timur's particular favor. He distinguished himself during the campaign inIndiaand in 1402 was given rule of theFerghana Valley.Upon Timur's death in 1405 Khalil viewed himself as his successor. Timur's appointed successorPir Muhammadwas quickly cast aside, and Khalil gained control ofSamarkand.Khalil gained Timur's treasury and bestowed the puppet title ofChagatai Khan(which before had always been granted by Timur to a descendant ofGenghis Khanto legitimize his rule) to a Timurid prince. Khalil also gained an ally,Sultan Husayn Tayichiud,who had previously also made claims to the throne as a grandson of Timur.[2]

Meanwhile,Shahrukh Mirza,who was ruling inHerat,also decided to press his claims. He advanced to theOxus Riveragainst Khalil but turned back when Khalil's father Miran Shah, as well as his brotherAbu Bakr ibn Miran Shah,marched fromAzerbaijanin support. Nevertheless, Khalil's position began to weaken. He was unpopular in Samarkand, where the nobility despised his wifeShad Mulk.The latter had considerable influence over Khalil, convincing him to appoint people of so-called low birth to high positions at the expense of the nobility. A famine caused him to be even more despised. He decided to return to the Ferghana Valley with his former mentor, Khudaidad Hussain, who went toMoghulistan(the realm of theeastern Chagatai Khans) in an attempt to win their support.[3]However, Persian historianKhwandamirinstead claims that Khudaidad Hussain began a civil war against Khalil and took him prisoner, delivering him along with his territory to eastern Chagatai KhanShams-i-Jahan(r. 1399–1408). Shams-i-Jahan, however, had Khudaidad Hussain executed for his treason to Khalil and returned Khalil his kingdom.[4]

Khalil's rule in Samarkand finally ended whenShahrukh Mirzaentered the city unopposed on May 13, 1409. Transoxiana was then given to Shahrukh Mirza's sonUlugh Beg.Khalil decided to surrender to Shahrukh Mirza, who had captured Shad Mulk. He received his wife back, and was appointed governor ofRay.He died there in 1411. His wife committed suicide shortly after his death.[5]

Personal life

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Consorts

Khalil had three wives:

  • Jahan Sultan Agha, daughter of Ali Mirza Arlat;
  • Shad Malik Agha;
  • Mother of Ali Mirza;
Sons

Khalil had four sons:

  • Ali Mirza - mother's name unknown;
  • Muhammad Bahadur Mirza - Jahan Sultan Agha;
  • Berkul Mirza - Jahan Sultan Agha;
  • Muhammad Bayqara Mirza - Shad Malik Agha;
Daughters

Khalil had three daughters:

  • Khichak Agha, Shirin Beg Agha - with Jahan Sultan Agha;
  • Saray Malik Agha - with Shad Malik Agha;
  • Sultan Badi-al-Mulk Agha - with Shad Malik Agha, married toUlugh Beg,son ofShah Rukh;

Ancestry

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Notes

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  1. ^W. M. Thackston,A Century of Princes: Sources on Timurid History and Art,(1989), p.244
  2. ^Roemer, p. 100
  3. ^Roemer, pp. 100–1
  4. ^Stevens, John.The history of Persia. Containing, the lives and memorable actions of its kings from the first erecting of that monarchy to this time; an exact Description of all its Dominions; a curious Account of India, China, Tartary, Kermon, Arabia, Nixabur, and the Islands of Ceylon and Timor; as also of all Cities occasionally mention'd, as Schiras, Samarkand, Bokara, &c. Manners and Customs of those People, Persian Worshippers of Fire; Plants, Beasts, Product, and Trade. With many instructive and pleasant digressions, being remarkable Stories or Passages, occasionally occurring, as Strange Burials; Burning of the Dead; Liquors of several Countries; Hunting; Fishing; Practice of Physick; famous Physicians in the East; Actions of Tamerlan, &c. To which is added, an abridgment of the lives of the kings of Harmuz, or Ormuz. The Persian history written in Arabick, by Mirkond, a famous Eastern Author that of Ormuz, by Torunxa, King of that Island, both of them translated into Spanish, by Antony Teixeira, who liv'd several Years in Persia and India; and now render'd into English.
  5. ^Roemer, p. 101

References

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  • Roemer, H. R. "The Successors of Timur."The Cambridge History of Iran Volume 6: The Timurid and Safavid Periods.Edited by Peter Jackson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986.ISBN0-521-20094-6
Khalil Sultan
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1405–1409 		Succeeded by
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