Sultan Mahmud (Shirvanshah)

Sultan Mahmud
Shah of Shirvan
Reign1501 - 1502
Coronation1501
PredecessorGazi Beg
SuccessorIbrahim II Sheykhshah
Born?
Baku
Died1505
Gulustan castle
Full name
Shamkhal Sultan Mahmud Gazi Beg
HouseHouse of Shirvanshah
FatherGazi Beg

Sultan Mahmud was the 39th shah of Shirvan.

Career under Farrukh Yassar

He was appointed as wali of Mahmudabad and Salyan by his grandfather Farrukh Yassar.[1]

Reign and exile

He rebelled and killed his father Gazi Beg and declared himself shah. But he met resistance from local Shirvan people who rebelled against him in turn, and sent him into exile. Mahmud lived in the court of Ismail I in later years.

References

  1. Heймaтoвa. Цeнный дoкyмeнт пo истории Шиpвaнa, c.69
Sultan Mahmud (Shirvanshah)
Born: ? Died: ?
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Gazi Beg
Shirvanshah
1501–1502
Succeeded by
Ibrahim II Sheykhshah


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