Qasem Mirza | |
Self-declared Shah of Shirvan | |
Reign: | 1554 |
Coronation: | 1554 |
Full Name: | Qasem Mirza |
Religion: | Sunni Islam |
Predecessor: | Gurban Ali |
Successor: | Kavus Mirza |
Royal House: | House of Shirvanshah |
Father: | Khalilullah II[1] |
Birth Date: | ? |
Birth Place: | ? |
Death Date: | ? |
Death Place: | ? |
Qasem Mirza was the self-declared Shah of Shirvan after the death of Gurban Ali.
He was a member of the Shirvanshahs. He escaped to the Ottoman Empire via the Dagestan-Taman-Kaffa route. He participated in the Third Campaign of the Ottoman–Safavid War, and led an army of exiles and Turks to Shirvan in 1554. Despite a few victories, he lost the final battle and fled to Dagestan.[2] His fate is unknown.