Alqās Mīrzā | |
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![]() Alqas Mirza meeting Suleiman the Magnificent. Illustration from the Süleymanname. | |
Governor of Astarabad | |
Tenure | 1532/33–1538 |
Successor | Sadraddin Khan Ustajlu |
Lala | Badr Khan Ustajlu |
Governor of Shirvan | |
Tenure | 1538–1547 |
Predecessor | Shahrukh of Shirvan as Shirvanshah |
Successor | Ismail Mirza |
Lala | Ghazi Khan Takalu |
Born | 15 March 1516 near Tabriz |
Died | 9 April 1550 Qahqaha fortress, near Khiav (Meshginshahr) | (aged 34)
Spouse | Khadija Soltan Khanum Ustajlu |
Dynasty | Safavid dynasty |
Father | Ismail I |
Mother | Khanbegi khanum Mawsillu |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Abu'l Ghazi Sultan Alqas Mirza (Persian: ابوالقاسم غازی سلطان القاس میرزا), better known as Alqas Mirza (القاس میرزا; 15 March 1516 – 9 April 1550), was a Safavid prince and the second surviving son of king (shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524). In early 1546, with Ottoman help, he staged a revolt against his brother Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576), who was king at the time.