Div Sultan Rumlu
Iranian general and politician
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Div Sultan Rumlu (Persian: دیو سلطان روملو) was a Turkmen military commander and politician from the Rumlu clan,[1] one of the seven chief Qizilbash tribes which provided crack troops for Safavid guard.[2][3][4] In 1516-1527, he served as the governor (hakem) of the Erivan Province (also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd).[5] From 1524 to 1527, he was a powerful regent to Shah Tahmasp I, who was then underage.[6] Div Sultan Rumlu had summer quarters at Lar Valley in the Alborz Mountains. He was killed in a power struggle in 1527.[7]
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Div Sultan Rumlu | |
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دیو سلطان روملو | |
A 1578 depiction of Div Sultan Rumlu in summer quarters in Lar in 1525. | |
| Vakil of the Safavid Iran | |
| In office 1524–1527 | |
| Monarch | Tahmasp I |
| Succeeded by | Kopek Sultan |
| Amir ol-omara (commanders-in-chief) | |
| In office 1523–1526 Co-leading with Mostafa Soltan Ustajlu | |
| Monarchs | Ismail I
(r. 1501–1524) Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) |
| Preceded by | Bayazid Soltan Ustajlu |
| Succeeded by | Choqa Sultan Tekellu |
| Hakem (Governor) of Erivan | |
| In office 1516–1527 | |
| Monarchs | Ismail I
(r. 1501–1524) Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) |
| Preceded by | Hamzeh Beg Ustajlu |
| Succeeded by | Soleyman Beg Rumlu |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1527 |
Tribe | Rumlu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |   Safavid Iran |
| Rank | Commander-in-chief |
