Died 1494 | Siblings Ismail I, Ibrahim Mirza | |
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Parents Halima Begum, Shaykh Haydar Grandparents Shaykh Junayd, Uzun Hassan, Despina Khatun, Khadija Begum Nieces Princess Farangis Khanum, Princess Fulaneh Begum Nephews Tahmasp I, Prince ‘Abul Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza Similar Ismail I, Uzun Hassan, Despina Khatun, Tahmasp I, Prince ‘Abul Ghazi Sultan Al | ||
Padeshah Ali Mirza Safavi succeeded his father Haydar Safavi as leader of the Safaviyya, a Twelver Shi'i militant religious order, in 1488. He was killed in 1494 by order of the Ak Koyunlu leader, Roustam, who viewed his former ally as a growing threat. Ali Mirza's father and grandfather had married into the Ak Koyunlu dynasty: his mother was Alam-Shah Begum, daughter of the Ak Koyunlu leader Uzun Hasan.
Before he died, Ali Mirza designated his younger brother Ismail I as leader of the Safaviyya. Ismail then went into hiding, but reappeared in 1499 at 12 years of age to begin his military campaign of conquest.
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