Saniz Mirza
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Saniz Mirza was the Dughlat amir of Yarkand from 1457/8 until his death . He was the elder of two sons of Amir Sayyid Ali.
and Yangi Hisar
to his brother Muhammad Haidar Mirza and the latter's mother Urun Sultan Khanim.
As a supporter of the Moghul
khan Yunus Khan
, Saniz Mirza soon came into conflict with his brother, who supported Yunus' rival Dost Muhammad Khan
. As a result, Muhammad Haidar fled to Aksu
, which was under the control of Dost Muhammad, while Saniz Mirza regained control of Kashgar.
In 1464 or 1465 Saniz Mirza was wounded in a hunting accident. He soon died of his wounds; upon his death Dost Muhammad came down to Yarkand and demanded Saniz Mirza's widow, who he married upon her surrender. He also received the latter's children (including Mirza Abu Bakr
), whom he brought back with him to Aksu.
The Dughlat historian Mirza Muhammad Haidar characterized Saniz Mirza as a "violent, but generous man" .
Life
Saniz Mirza succeeded his father upon his death in 1457 or 1458. Choosing to establish himself in Yarkand, he gave KashgarKashgar
Kashgar or Kashi is an oasis city with approximately 350,000 residents in the western part of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Kashgar is the administrative centre of Kashgar Prefecture which has an area of 162,000 km² and a population of approximately...
and Yangi Hisar
Yengisar County
Yengisar County is a county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. It is under the administration of the Kashgar Prefecture. It contains an area of 3,373 km2. As of the 2002 census, it had a population of 230,000....
to his brother Muhammad Haidar Mirza and the latter's mother Urun Sultan Khanim.
As a supporter of the Moghul
Chagatai Khanate
The Chagatai Khanate was a Turko-Mongol khanate that comprised the lands ruled by Chagatai Khan , second son of the Great Khan Genghis Khan, and his descendents and successors...
khan Yunus Khan
Yunus Khan
Yunus Khan , was Khan of Moghulistan from 1462 until his death. He is identified by many historians with Ḥājjī `Ali , of the contemporary Chinese records.- Background and Family :...
, Saniz Mirza soon came into conflict with his brother, who supported Yunus' rival Dost Muhammad Khan
Dost Muhammad (Moghul Khan)
Dost Muhammad Khan was Khan of eastern Moghulistan from 1462 until his death. He was the son of Esen Buqa II.When Esen Buqa died in 1462, the Dughlat amirs were divided over whether they should follow his son Dost Muhammad, who was then seventeen, or his brother Yunus Khan...
. As a result, Muhammad Haidar fled to Aksu
Aksu
Aksu , is a city in the Chinese autonomous region of Xinjiang and the capital of Aksu Prefecture...
, which was under the control of Dost Muhammad, while Saniz Mirza regained control of Kashgar.
In 1464 or 1465 Saniz Mirza was wounded in a hunting accident. He soon died of his wounds; upon his death Dost Muhammad came down to Yarkand and demanded Saniz Mirza's widow, who he married upon her surrender. He also received the latter's children (including Mirza Abu Bakr
Mirza Abu Bakr Dughlat
Mirza Abu Bakr Dughlat was a ruler in eastern Central Asia, an amir of the Dughlat tribe. In the middle of the fifteenth century, in 1465, he founded in Western Kashgaria a kingdom based at Yarkand, a fragment of Moghulistan. It included Khotan and Kashgar; he took Kashgar in 1480...
), whom he brought back with him to Aksu.
The Dughlat historian Mirza Muhammad Haidar characterized Saniz Mirza as a "violent, but generous man" .