Alqas Mirza

Alqās Mīrzā
Alqas Mirza meeting Suleiman the Magnificent. Illustration from the Süleymanname.
Governor of Astarabad
Tenure1532/33–1538
SuccessorSadraddin Khan Ustajlu
LalaBadr Khan Ustajlu
Governor of Shirvan
Tenure1538–1547
PredecessorShahrukh of Shirvan as Shirvanshah
SuccessorIsmail Mirza
LalaGhazi Khan Takalu
Born15 March 1516
near Tabriz
Died9 April 1550(1550-04-09) (aged 34)
Qahqaha fortress, near Khiav (Meshginshahr)
SpouseKhadija Soltan Khanum Ustajlu
DynastySafavid dynasty
FatherIsmail I
MotherKhanbegi khanum Mawsillu
ReligionShia Islam

Abu'l Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza (Persian: ابوالقاسم غازی سلطان القاس میرزا), better known as Alqas Mirza (القاس میرزا; 15 March 1516 – 9 April 1550), was a Safavid prince and the second surviving son of king (shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524). In early 1546, with Ottoman help, he staged a revolt against his brother Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), who was king at the time.