Sultan Murad (Aq Qoyunlu)

Sultan Murad
Likely portrait of Sultan Murad as a prisoner of Shah Ismail, early 16th century. Louvre Museum
Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu
Reign1497–1508
PredecessorAhmad Beg
Born1483
Died1514 (aged 24)
Ruha, Diyar Bakr
SpouseBeglu Khatun
IssueHasan
Ya'qub
Jan Agha Khanum
FatherYa'qub Beg
MotherGawhar-Sultan Khanum
ReligionSunni Islam

Sultan Murad (also spelled Sultan-Murad; Persian: سلطان مراد) was the last sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu from 1497 to 1508. After losing his kingdom to the Safavid Shah Ismail I (r.1501–1524), he fled to Diyar Bakr, where he was eventually killed by Shah Ismail's Qizilbash soldiers at the end of 1514.