Sultanum Begum
| Sultanum Begum | |
|---|---|
| Chief consort of the Persia | |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Tahmasp I |
| Issue |
|
| House | Mawsillu (by birth) Safavid (by marriage) |
| Father | Isa bey Mawsillu |
| Religion | Islam |
Sultanum Begum (Persian: سلطانم بیگم; (c. 1516 – 1593), also known as Kadam Ali Soltan Khanum,[1] was the first wife and chief consort[2] of the second Safavid king Tahmasp I. She was the mother of her husband's successor, Ismail II, and the mother of Mohammad Khodabanda, who reigned from 1578 until his overthrow in 1587.
Life
Sultanum Begum was the daughter of Isa Beg Mawsillu of the
Sultanum Begum rose to become the harem's leader after Tajlu Khanum's exile to Shiraz in 1540. She had an independent royal court and her vizier was Khwaja Ibrahim Khalil. She also gained the honorific title of Mahd-i Ulya.[2]
Reign of her sons
She mainted her strong position during the reign of Ismail II as her tribe, Mawsillu, also supported him. She was alive during her son Mohammad Khodabanda's and grandson Abbas I's reigns.
References
- ^ a b "ESMĀʿIL II – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- ^ ISBN 9781860646676.
- ^ John E. Woods, The Aqquyunlu: Clan, Confederation, Empire (1999) p. 193