Shahruh Mehmed

Shahruh Mehmed Beg^[4] (died 1510) was the Dulkadirid sanjak-bey of Kırşehir from 1500 until his death. He was the son of Ala al-Dawla Bozkurt, Beg of Dulkadir, who ruled from 1480 to 1515.^[1]

The Shahruh Bridge in Sarıoğlan, Kayseri Province

Shahruh Beg
Dulkadirid sanjak-bey of Kırşehir
Reign	1500–1510
Dulkadirid sanjak-bey of Bozok
Successor	Suleiman[1]
Consort	Shah Sultan[2]
Issue	Mehmed Malik Arslan Ali[3]
Royal house	Dulkadir
Father	Ala al-Dawla Bozkurt
Religion	Islam

Amid an attempt to overthrow Bozkurt, Shahruh's uncle Shah Budak blinded him in Kırşehir.^[5] Shahruh died in the spring of 1510 fighting the forces of Mohammad Khan Ustajlu, a Safavid commander, near Diyarbekir.^[6]

Family

Following their father's death, Mehmed and Ali were appointed to several military positions by the Safavids.^[1] Their brother Malik Arslan was killed by Ali, who was their cousin and the ruler of Dulkadir at the time, at the Battle of Marj Dabiq on 24 August 1516.^[7]