Soltan Mohammad Mirza
Third known son of Safavid Shah Abbas the Great
Soltan Mohammad Mirza (Persian: سلطان محمد میرزا), also known as Ruzak Mirza or Reza Khodabandeh Mirza (18 March 1597/98, Qazvin, August 1632, Alamut, Qazvin). After his grandfather, was the third known son of Safavid Shah Abbas the Great (r. 1588-1629).
01Life
He was born in 1597 or 1598 and was blinded in 1620-21 on the orders of his father.
In 1620 Shah Abbas fell ill with a feverish sickness that swept through his court at Farahabad Complex on the Caspian Sea. Some of his courtiers and many local people died, and for a time it appeared that the shah’s life too was in danger. During this event, Khodabandeh Mirza, who had survived thought that Abbas would die and prepare for his accession to the throne with support of Qizilbash commanders. However, the Shah recovered and punished his son by blinding him. But the prince's supporters were determined to put him on the throne. The plan was to kidnap the prince from palace and proclaim him Shah outside. However, the plan was discovered and all participants were punished. The prince himself was arrested and imprisoned in the Alamut and executed during the reign of Safi.
02Issue
He had a daughter named Gawhar Shad Begum, she married with Mirza Qazi, the Shaykh al-Islām of Isfahan.
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- Riza Khudabanda Mirza (detail), second son of Shah Abbas I. Mughal style, by or after Bishn Das, 1605-1627.jpg by Muhammad Nadir Samarqandi / Bishandas, CC BY 4.0
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