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Sultan Mahmud (Shirvanshah)

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Reign
  
1501 - 1502

Died
  
1505 Gulustan castle

Coronation
  
1501

House
  
House of Shirvanshah

Predecessor
  
Gazi Beg

Name
  
Sultan Mahmud

Successor
  
Ibrahim II Sheykhshah


Sultan Mahmud was the 39th shah of Shirvan.

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Career under Farrukh Yassar

He was appointed as wali of Mahmudabad and Salyan by his grandfather Farrukh Yassar

Reign and exile

He rebelled and killed his father Gazi Beg and declared himself shah. But met resistance from local Shirvan people who rebelled against him in turn, and sent to exile. Mahmud lived on court of Ismail I later years.

References

Sultan Mahmud (Shirvanshah) Wikipedia