Shahruh Mehmed Beg[4] (died 1510) was the Dulkadirid sanjak-bey of Kırşehir from 1500 until his death. He was the son of Ala al-Dawla Bozkurt, Beg of Dulkadir, who ruled from 1480 to 1515.[1]

Shahruh Beg
Dulkadirid sanjak-bey of Kırşehir
Reign1500–1510
Dulkadirid sanjak-bey of Bozok
SuccessorSuleiman[1]
ConsortShah Sultan[2]
Issue
  • Mehmed
  • Malik Arslan
  • Ali[3]
Royal houseDulkadir
FatherAla al-Dawla Bozkurt
ReligionIslam
The Shahruh Bridge in Sarıoğlan, Kayseri Province

Amid an attempt to overthrow Bozkurt, Shahruh's uncle Shah Budak blinded him in Kırşehir.[5] Shahruh died in the spring of 1510 fighting the forces of Mohammad Khan Ustajlu, a Safavid commander, near Diyarbekir.[6]

Family

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Following their father's death, Mehmed and Ali were appointed to several military positions by the Safavids.[1] Their brother Malik Arslan was killed by Ali, who was their cousin and the ruler of Dulkadir at the time, at the Battle of Marj Dabiq on 24 August 1516.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Venzke 2017.
  2. ^ Yinanç 1989, p. 138.
  3. ^ Yinanç 1989, p. 186.
  4. ^ Dulkadiroğlu 2012, p. 165.
  5. ^ Har-El 1995, p. 195; Venzke 2017; Yinanç 1989, p. 85.
  6. ^ Yinanç 1989, p. 95.
  7. ^ Yinanç 1989, p. 102.

Bibliography

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  • Dulkadiroğlu, Hakan Türker (June 2012). Kabakcı, Cevdet; Yakar, Serdar (eds.). Tarihte Dulkadiroğlu Devleti'nin Genel Durumu ve Kayseri'de Dulkadiroğlu Hanedan Mensupları (PDF). Uluslararası Dulkadir Beyliği Sempozyumu. Kahramanmaraş Municipality. ISBN 978-605-86941-2-5.
  • Har-El, Shai (1995). Struggle for Domination in the Middle East: The Ottoman-Mamluk War, 1485-91. E.J. Brill. ISBN 9004101802. OCLC 624096003. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  • Venzke, Margaret L. (2017). "Dulkadir". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam (3rd ed.). Brill Online. ISSN 1873-9830.
  • Yinanç, Refet (1989). Dulkadir Beyliği (in Turkish). Ankara: Turkish Historical Society Press. ISBN 9751601711. OCLC 21676736.