Letter by Mir-Shah 'Ali Jazirah to Qasim Bayg
| Date | 924 / 13.1.1518 - 2.1.1519 |
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| Content | Letter sent by Mir-Shah 'Ali Jazirah to Qasim Bayg reporting on Timur Khan's conquest of Khurasan and the defeat of Shah Isma'il's Qizilbash. Mir-Shah 'Ali Jazirah had joined several other amirs of Kurdistan to liberate their territories from the Qizilbash. Next they are planning to occupy Diyarbakir. [document undated] | |
| Type | namah | |
| Category | Letters and Correspondence | |
| Script | shikastah-nasta'liq | |
| Archive | Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi Arşivi (İstanbul) | |
| Publication | Fekete, Lajos, and György Hazai, eds. Einführung in die persische Paläographie: 101 Dokumente. Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1977. 323-25; Tafel 121 | |
| Keywords | Kurds | qizilbash | military | Ottoman Empire | Safavids | |
| Individuals | Isma'il I, Shah | |
| Places | Diyarbakir | Kurdistan | Khurasan | |
| Notes | The document is undated. Date provided by the editor. | |
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