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Gasim Mirza

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Reign
  
1554

Died
  
? ?

Successor
  
Kavus Mirza

Parents
  
Khalilullah II


Predecessor
  
Gurban Ali

Name
  
Gasim Mirza

Coronation
  
1554

House
  
House of Shirvanshah


Grandparents
  
Ibrahim II Sheykhshah

Great-grandparents
  
Farrukh Yassar

Gasim Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the death of Gurban Ali.

Life

He was a member of the Shirvanshahs. He escaped to Ottoman Empire via Dagestan-Taman-Kaffa route. He participated in Third Campaign of Ottoman–Safavid War, led an army of exiles and Turks to Shirvan. Despite a few victories, he lost final battle and fled to Dagestan. His fate is unknown.

References

Qasem Mirza Wikipedia