Sultan Khalil

Sultan Khalil Mirza (Azerbaijani and Persian: سلطان خلیل میرزا) was an Aq Qoyunlu Governor of the province of Fars, and briefly Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu State, ruling from 6 January 1478 to July 1478.^[2]

Sultan Khalil
Contemporary depiction of Sultan Khalil, in a miniature from the manuscript of Divan of Hidayat (1478).[1]
Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu
Reign	6 January 1478 – July 1478
Predecessor	Uzun Hasan
Successor	Ya'qub Beg
Died	June 15, 1478 Near Khoy
Father	Uzun Hasan
Mother	Seljuk Shah Begum
Religion	Sunni Islam

Life

Sultan Khalil holding court.^[1]

He was son of Uzun Hasan and Seljuk Shah Khatun. He was Governor of Shiraz for his father during the decade from 1468 to 1478, following the Aq Qoyunlu capture of Shiraz by Uzun Hasan in 1468-69. He was succeeded as Governor of Shiraz by Alvand Beg, from 1478 until 1497.

He was appointed as the governor of the Persian province of Fars during his princely years (early 1470s-1478).

In his early years, he had a fight with his brothers and uncle for the throne. He captured his younger half-brother Maqsud Beg (son of Despina Khatun) and executed him. His other younger full brothers Yaqub Beg and Yusuf Beg were exiled.

He was enthroned as the new Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu when his father, Uzun Hasan, passed away on January 6, 1478. In the same year, he defeated his uncle Murat Bey Bayandur and reached the height of his power. On the order of Sultan Yaqub, he was executed (June 15, 1478) on a Monday.

His half-brother Ughurlu Muhammad was taken by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II and married his daughter Gevherhan Hatun. Their son Ahmad Beg finally took the throne but died in battle shortly after.

Family

It is known that he has two sons from an unknown woman.^{[citation needed]}

• Ebül Meali Ali Mirza
• Elvend Mirza