Shahruh Mehmed Explained

Shahruh Beg
Succession:Dulkadirid sanjak-bey of Kırşehir
Reign:1500–1510
Successor1:Suleiman
Spouse:Shah Sultan
Spouse-Type:Consort
House:Dulkadir
House-Type:Royal house
Father:Ala al-Dawla Bozkurt
Religion:Islam

Shahruh Mehmed Beg (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 from 1480 to 1515.Amidst an attempt to overthrow Bozkurt, Shahruh's uncle Shah Budak blinded him in Kırşehir. Shahruh died in the spring of 1510 fighting the forces of Mohammad Khan Ustajlu, a Safavid commander, near Diyarbekir.

Family

Following their father's death, Mehmed and Ali were appointed to a number of military positions by the Safavids. 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.

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