Yadigar Muhammad
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Yadigar Muhammad was the Timurid
ruler of Herat
in opposition to Husayn Bayqarah
for a portion of 1470.
Yadigar Muhammad was born to Sultan Muhammad, who was a grandson of Shah Rukh. It was his family ties that caused Uzun Hasan, sultan of the Ak Koyunlu
confederation, to hand over to him Abu Sa'id
after capturing him in 1469. Abu Sa'id, who had previously ordered the execution Shah Rukh's wife, was killed by Yadigar Muhammad.
Later in 1469, Uzun Hasan had Yadigar Muhammad proclaimed as Abu Sa'id's successor and provided him with Timurid forces so that he could take over Khurasan
, which was then controlled by Husayn Bayqarah. Although Yadigar Muhammad was defeated by Husayn in battle in September, fresh reinforcements were sent by the Ak Koyunlu leader. Furthermore, two of Uzun Hasan's sons arrived to assist him. Eventually Husayn was compelled to evacuate Herat
, which Yadigar Muhammad occupied in July of 1470. Despite this, his troops were unreliable and Husayn reentered Herat six weeks later. Yadigar Muhammad, who was captured, was promptly executed by his enemy. He was the last descendant of Shah Rukh to play a dominant role in the politics of the Timurid principalities.
Timurid Dynasty
The Timurids , self-designated Gurkānī , were a Persianate, Central Asian Sunni Muslim dynasty of Turko-Mongol descent whose empire included the whole of Iran, modern Afghanistan, and modern Uzbekistan, as well as large parts of contemporary Pakistan, North India, Mesopotamia, Anatolia and the...
ruler of Herat
Herat
Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...
in opposition to Husayn Bayqarah
Husayn Bayqarah
Husayn Bayqarah was a Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to 1506, with a brief interruption in 1470. His father was Mansur, a great-grandson of Timur...
for a portion of 1470.
Yadigar Muhammad was born to Sultan Muhammad, who was a grandson of Shah Rukh. It was his family ties that caused Uzun Hasan, sultan of the Ak Koyunlu
Ak Koyunlu
The Aq Qoyunlu or Ak Koyunlu, also called the White Sheep Turkomans , was an Sunni Oghuz Turkic tribal federation that ruled parts of present-day Eastern Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, northern Iraq, and Iran from 1378 to 1508.-History:According to chronicles from the Byzantine Empire, the Aq Qoyunlu...
confederation, to hand over to him Abu Sa'id
Abu Sa'id (Timurid dynasty)
Abū Saʿīd b. Muḥammad b. Mīrānshāh b. Timūr , was a Timurid Empire ruler in what is today parts of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Afghanistan and member of the Timurid dynasty....
after capturing him in 1469. Abu Sa'id, who had previously ordered the execution Shah Rukh's wife, was killed by Yadigar Muhammad.
Later in 1469, Uzun Hasan had Yadigar Muhammad proclaimed as Abu Sa'id's successor and provided him with Timurid forces so that he could take over Khurasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
, which was then controlled by Husayn Bayqarah. Although Yadigar Muhammad was defeated by Husayn in battle in September, fresh reinforcements were sent by the Ak Koyunlu leader. Furthermore, two of Uzun Hasan's sons arrived to assist him. Eventually Husayn was compelled to evacuate Herat
Herat
Herāt is the capital of Herat province in Afghanistan. It is the third largest city of Afghanistan, with a population of about 397,456 as of 2006. It is situated in the valley of the Hari River, which flows from the mountains of central Afghanistan to the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan...
, which Yadigar Muhammad occupied in July of 1470. Despite this, his troops were unreliable and Husayn reentered Herat six weeks later. Yadigar Muhammad, who was captured, was promptly executed by his enemy. He was the last descendant of Shah Rukh to play a dominant role in the politics of the Timurid principalities.
Reference
- Peter Jackson (1986). The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume Six: The Timurid and Safavid Periods. ISBN 0-521-20094-6