Musa Soltan Torkaman

Musa Soltan Torkaman
Musa Soltan Torkaman
Governor of Azerbaijan
Tenure	1531 - 1534
Predecessor	Ulama soltan Takalu
Successor	Ulama soltan Takalu
Noble family	Mawsillu
Father	Isa Khan Mawsillu

Musa Soltan Torkaman (Persian: موسی سلطان موصلوی ترکمان) was one of the Qizilbash leaders of Mawsillu tribe and Safavid governor of Azerbaijan under Tahmasp I.

Background

His father Isa beg was a son of Bakr beg Mawsillu (d. 1491), a governor of Astarabad and a loyal follower of Ya'qub Beg of Aq Qoyunlu. According to some sources, his daughter Sultanum Begum was married to Tahmasp I c. 1516 and hence was a grandfather of Mohammad Khodabanda and Ismail II. However, according to Kioumars Ghereghlou, he was a brother to Sultanum Begum. He was appointed as governor of Azerbaijan following former governor Ulama soltan Takalu's defection to Ottoman Empire. After 3 years of rule he had to flee from Tabriz following Suleiman the Magnificent's campaign and widespread plague among his troops. He was described as an official given into "mirth, play, conversation and wine".

References

^ Woods, John E. (1999). The Aqquyunlu : clan, confederation, empire (Rev. and expanded ed.). Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-585-12956-8. OCLC 44966081.
^ Parsadoost, Manuchehr (2002). Ismail II, the wasted brave. Tehran: Enteshar. ISBN 9643251063.
^ Heintz, Walter; Jahandari, Keykavos (1992). Ismail II (in Persian). Tehran: Elmi va farhangi publications. ISBN 9644453476.
^ "ESMĀʿIL II – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
^ Ėfendiev, Oktaĭ. (2007). Azärbaycan Säfävilär dövläti. Bakı: Şärq-Qärb. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-9952-34-101-0. OCLC 316428329.
^ Matthee, Rudi (2009-07-26). The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900. Princeton University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-691-14444-3.

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[1] Woods, John E. (1999). The Aqquyunlu : clan, confederation, empire (Rev. and expanded ed.). Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-585-12956-8. OCLC 44966081.

[2] Parsadoost, Manuchehr (2002). Ismail II, the wasted brave. Tehran: Enteshar. ISBN 9643251063.

[3] Heintz, Walter; Jahandari, Keykavos (1992). Ismail II (in Persian). Tehran: Elmi va farhangi publications. ISBN 9644453476.

[4] "ESMĀʿIL II – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.

[5] Ėfendiev, Oktaĭ. (2007). Azärbaycan Säfävilär dövläti. Bakı: Şärq-Qärb. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-9952-34-101-0. OCLC 316428329.

[6] Matthee, Rudi (2009-07-26). The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900. Princeton University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-691-14444-3.