Delsad Katun
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Delsad Katun, also Delshad Khatun (دلشاد خاتون), was a member of the Chobanid family during the mid-fourteenth century. She was the daughter of Demasq Kaja
and a granddaughter of Coban.
Delsad Katun was introduced to the Ilkhan Abu Sa’id’s
harem by her aunt Bagdad Katun
; according to contemporary reports, Bagdad Katun grew jealous of her popularity with the Ilkhan, and organized his murder. Before his death, Abu Sa'id impregnated Delsad. During the upheaval that followe Abu Sa'id's death, Delsad fled to the governor of Baghdad
, ‘Ali Padshah, who used this as a pretext for rebelling against and defeating the Ilkhan Arpa Ke'un
. After the Jalayirid
Hasan Buzurg
defeated 'Ali Padshah, he married Delsad, who had recently given birth to Abu Sa'id's child, a daughter. She thereafter gave birth to Shaikh Uways, who eventually succeeded Hasan Buzurg as Jalayirid ruler.
The word Delsad comes from the word Delshad which means good heart in Persian language.
Demasq Kaja
Demasq Kaja was a member of the Chobanid family during the middle of the fourteenth century. He was the son of Coban.During the 1320s, Coban accumulated a great deal of power as an amir of the Ilkhanate. While technically serving the Ilkhan Abu Sa'id, he was the effective power behind the throne....
and a granddaughter of Coban.
Delsad Katun was introduced to the Ilkhan Abu Sa’id’s
Abu Sa'id (Ilkhanid dynasty)
Abu Sa'id also Abusaid Bahador Khan, Abu Sayed Behauder , was the ninth ruler of the Ilkhanate state in Iran ....
harem by her aunt Bagdad Katun
Bagdad Katun
Bagdad Katun was a Chobanid princess that gained a position of prominence in the closing years of the Ilkhanate. She was a daughter of Coban....
; according to contemporary reports, Bagdad Katun grew jealous of her popularity with the Ilkhan, and organized his murder. Before his death, Abu Sa'id impregnated Delsad. During the upheaval that followe Abu Sa'id's death, Delsad fled to the governor of Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
, ‘Ali Padshah, who used this as a pretext for rebelling against and defeating the Ilkhan Arpa Ke'un
Arpa Ke'un
Arpa Ke'un, also known as Arpa Khan or Gavon or Gawon , was an Ilkhan during the disintegration of the Mongol state in Persia. He was a member of the house of Tolui. His lineage traced back to Arik Boke who was a youngest brother of Mongke, Kublai and Hulegu.Arpa Ke'un came to power following the...
. After the Jalayirid
Jalayirids
The Jalayirids were a Mongol Jalayir dynasty which ruled over Iraq and western Persia after the breakup of the Mongol Khanate of Persia in the 1330s....
Hasan Buzurg
Hasan Buzurg
Shaikh Hasan, called "Buzurg" , was the first of several de facto independent Jalayirid rulers of Iraq and central Iran. He was the son of Husain and Öljetey.-Shaikh Hasan-i Buzurg:...
defeated 'Ali Padshah, he married Delsad, who had recently given birth to Abu Sa'id's child, a daughter. She thereafter gave birth to Shaikh Uways, who eventually succeeded Hasan Buzurg as Jalayirid ruler.
The word Delsad comes from the word Delshad which means good heart in Persian language.