Reign 1502 - 1524 House House of Shirvanshah Parents Farrukh Yassar Successor Khalilullah II | Name Ibrahim Sheykhshah Coronation 1502 Father Farrukh Yassar Grandparents Khalilullah I | |
Children Farrukh Yassar II, Khalilullah II Great grandchildren Abu Bakr Mirza, Kavus Mirza | ||
Sheykh Ibrahim II - 40th shah of Shirvan.
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Coming to power
Not much known about his childhood. He fled to Nowshahr after his grandfather's disastrous defeat. Having heard news that Ismail I was coming after him, he fled to Gilan, where he hid for two years. In 1502, a rebellion erupted in Shirvan and his nephew Sultan Mahmud was deposed. Local people invited Ibrahim to throne of Shirvan same year.
Reign
In his 3rd year of rule, Shah Ismail I besieged Gulustan castle in order to restore Mahmud who fled to his court after deposition. After three months of siege, unexpectedly a slave of Mahmud, beheaded him at night an sent his head to Ibrahim. Sheykhshah excited by news, suddenly made a raid on besieging Safavid forces and forced them to flee. Despite victory he accepted to be vassal of Ismail.
Relations with Safavids
In 1507, Sheykhshah rebelled against Safavids but forced to make peace again in 1509. He visited Tabriz in 1518 as a guest of Ismail I. In response to his loyalty, Ismail offered an engagement of between his daughter and Prince Khalil. In 1523, Ismail himself married to daughter of Sheykhshah.
Family
Sheykshah fathered seven sons, only 4 of them is known: