Miran Shah

Jalal-ud-din Miran Shah
جلال الدین میران شاہ
Timurid Prince
Miran Shah
Miran Shah
Mughal illumination of Miran Shah
Born1366
Died20 April 1408(1408-04-20) (aged 41–42)
Sardrud, Timurid Empire (present-day Iran)
Burial
WivesDaulatgaldi Agha
Khanzada
Urun Sultan Khanika
IssueKhalil Sultan Mirza
Abu Bakr Mirza
Sultan Muhammad Mirza
Qutlugh Sultan Begum
Several other children
Names
Mirza Jalal-ud-din Miran Shah Beg
HouseTimurid dynasty
FatherTimur
MotherMengli Khatun
ReligionIslam

Mirza Jalal-ud-din[1] Miran Shah Beg (1366 – 20 April 1408), commonly known as Miran Shah (Persian: میران شاہ), was a son of the Central Asian conqueror Timur, founder of the Timurid Empire.

During his father's reign, Miran Shah was initially a powerful regional governor and prominent military commander, having aided Timur in his conquests as well as suppressing several revolts. However, after facing accusations of destructive and hedonistic behaviour, the prince was later deposed from these roles by the emperor. Following Timur's death in 1405, Miran Shah became embroiled in the ensuing war of succession, having thrown his support behind his son Khalil Sultan. He was later killed whilst battling against the Timurid's traditional rivals, the Qara Qoyunlu.

Though never ruling in his own right, the line of Miran Shah played a prominent role in the history of the Timurid Empire. His grandson Abu Sa'id Mirza eventually came to rule the majority of Transoxiana in the latter half of the 15th century. Abu Sa'id's own grandson was Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire of India.[2]

  1. ^ Dasti, Humaira Faiz (1998). Multan, a province of the Mughal Empire, 1525-1751. Royal Book Company. p. 48. ISBN 9789694072265.
  2. ^ Bonnie C. Wade (1998). Imaging Sound: An Ethnomusicological Study of Music, Art, and Culture in Mughal India. University of Chicago Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-226-86840-0.