Haydar Mirza Safavi

Haydar Mirza Safavi
حیدر میرزا صفوی
Haydar Mirza, by Hossein Tooti, dated 16th century
Claimant to Safavid Throne
Reign14 May 1576- 15 May 1576
BornSeptember 18 1554
Iran
Died15 May 1576 (aged 22)
Qazvin, Iran
DynastySafavid
FatherTahmasp I
MotherSultanzadeh Khanum
ReligionShia Islam

Haydar Mirza Safavi (Persian: حیدر میرزا صفوی, also spelled Haidar Mirza Safavi) (18 September 1554 — 15 May 1576) was a Safavid prince who declared himself as the king (shah) of Iran on 15 May 1576, the day after his father Tahmasp I had died. He was, however, killed that same day by the Qizilbash tribes that favoured his brother Ismail Mirza Safavi as the successor of their father. His mother was Sultanzadeh Khanum, a Georgian lady.[1]

  1. ^ Nashat & Beck 2003, p. 153.