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Halima Begum

1460 – 1522

Mother of Ismail I

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About Halima Begum

Lived 1460 – 1522 (aged 61–62).

Alamshah Halime Begum (; 1460–1522) was a Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu princess. She was the daughter of Uzun Hasan and Teodora Despina Khatun, and the mother of Ismail I.

Name There are different opinions about her real name. It may have been Halima, Halime, Alamshah, Alemshah, Alamşah, Alemşah, or Martha.

Life Her father was the Aq Qoyunlu ruler Uzun Hasan and her mother was the daughter of John IV of Trebizond, Theodora Megale Komnene, also known as "Despina Khatun". There is no reliable information about the first years of her life. In 1471, she married Shaykh Haydar, the son of her paternal aunt Khadija Khatun and the sheikh of the Safavid Order. They had three sons, Ali Mirza, Ebrahim Mirza and Ismail I and four daughters.

Issue By her husband, she had three sons and four daughters: Ali Mirza (Dead 1494), He was the penultimate head of the Safavid order Ebrahim Mirza Ismail I (1487 – 1524), First Shah of the Safavid Empire Fakhr Jahan Khanum, She married Bayram Beg Qaramanlu Melek Khanum, She married Abdallah Khan Shamlu A daughter who married Husayn Beg Shamlu A daughter who married Shah Ali Beg

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Important facts

Born
1460, Diyarbakır
Birth century
Died
1522, Ardabil
Nationality
Safavid Iran
Also known as
Martha, Alemshah Beyim, Alamshah Halima Begum

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Halima Begum?

Mother of Ismail I

When was Halima Begum born?

Halima Begum was born in 1460 in Diyarbakır.

When did Halima Begum die?

Halima Begum died in 1522 in Ardabil.

What nationality was Halima Begum?

Halima Begum's recorded nationality: Safavid Iran.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Halima Begum

· Wikidata: Q3125977

· DBpedia: Alamshah Halime Begum

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