Div Sultan Rumlu
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Div Sultan Rumlu was a Persian military commander and politician from the Rumlu clan, one of the seven chief Qizilbash tribes which provided crack troops for Safavid
guard. From 1524 to 1527, he was a powerful regent to Shah
Tahmasp I
, who was then underage.
He was killed in a power struggle in 1527.
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
guard. From 1524 to 1527, he was a powerful regent to Shah
Shah
Shāh is the title of the ruler of certain Southwest Asian and Central Asian countries, especially Persia , and derives from the Persian word shah, meaning "king".-History:...
Tahmasp I
Tahmasp I
Tahmasp or Tahmasb I was an influential Shah of Iran, who enjoyed the longest reign of any member of the Safavid dynasty...
, who was then underage.
He was killed in a power struggle in 1527.