Hamza Mirza

Hamza Mirza
حمزه میرزا
Hamza Mirza (detail) by Ahmad Monshi Ghomi
Safavid Crown Prince
Tenure11 February 1578 - 6 December 1586
SuccessorAbu Talib Mirza
ShahMohammad Khodabanda
Born(1568-09-04)4 September 1568
Herat, Safavid Empire
Died6 December 1586(1586-12-06) (aged 18)
Safavid Karabakh
Burial
IssueIsmail Mirza
Haydar Mirza
DynastySafavid
FatherMohammad Khodabanda
MotherKhayr al-Nisa Begum
ReligionTwelver Shia Islam
Military career
Battles/wars

Hamza Mirza (Persian: حمزه میرزا, romanizedḤamza Mīrzā; 4 September 1568 – 6 December 1586) was the Safavid crown prince of Iran during the reign of his father Mohammad Khodabanda (r. 1578–1587). His mother was Khayr al-Nisa Begum, a Mar'ashi princess from Mazandaran.[1]