Daniyal Sultan
Daniyal Sultan | |
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Portrait of Daniyal Sultan by Giorgio Corradini (1810-1891) | |
| Sultan of Elisu | |
| Coat of arms | Nationality |
| Reign | 1831 - 1844 |
| Predecessor | Musa Sultan |
| Successor | Sultanate annexed |
| Born | c. 1809 |
| Died | 23 May 1871 (aged 61–62) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Buried | Karacaahmet Cemetery |
| Nationality | Tsakhur |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire (until 1844) Caucasian Imamate (until 1869) Ottoman Empire (after 1869) |
| Rank | General-major |
| Battles / wars | Murid War |
Daniyal Sultan or Daniyal Bek (1809, İlisu — 1871, Istanbul) was an ethnic Tsakhur nobleman. general-major of the Imperial Russian Army and of the Ottoman Army and the last ruler of the Elisu Sultanate. He is best known to be a naib (viceroy), relative and member of the close circle of Imam Shamil.