Rustam Beg
Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu from 1492 to 1497
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Rustam Beg Bayandur (Persian: رستم بیگ بایندر) was an Aq Qoyunlu prince, and one of the contesters in 1492–1497 during the dynastic struggle that had erupted following the death of Ya'qub Beg (r. 1478–1490). He was a grandson of Uzun Hasan, and son of Maqsud. He was deposed by his cousin Ahmad Beg.[1]
| Rustam Beg | |
|---|---|
| Padishah | |
Coin of Sultan Rustam | |
| Sultan of the Aq Qoyunlu | |
| Reign | 1492–1497 |
| Predecessor | Baysunghur |
| Successor | Ahmad Beg |
| Died | 1497 |
| Father | Maqsud |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |

Contributions to religious architecture continued under the descendants of Uzun Hasan, as for the Kushk Gate in Isfahan, commissioned under Rustam Beg.[2]