Muhammad Sultan Mirza

Muhammad Sultan Mirza
Timurid Prince
Wedding celebrations for the marriages of Muhammad Sultan, Pir Muhammad, and Shah Rukh
Born1375
Died13 March 1403(1403-03-13) (aged 27–28)
near Afyonkarahisar (present-day Turkey)
Burial
IssueSee below
Names
Muhammad Sultan Mirza
HouseHouse of Timur
FatherJahangir Mirza
MotherKhanzada Begum
ReligionIslam

Muhammad Sultan Mirza (1375 – 1403) was a member of the Timurid dynasty and a grandson of its founder, the Central Asian conqueror Timur. As Timur's favourite grandson, Muhammad Sultan served as one of his principal military commanders, helping lead forces in successful campaigns against the Golden Horde, Persian kingdoms and the Ottoman Empire. Described by the historian Arabshah as "a manifest prodigy in his noble nature and vigour",[1] Muhammad Sultan was eventually appointed by Timur as heir-apparent to the empire. His premature death in 1403 greatly affected his grandfather.