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Finally, some of Chín Sufi's men despaired and opened negotiations with the Uzbeks. As he was firing trying to unhorse the Uzbeks who were being let into the fortress, he was hit by an arrow shot from behind by his own page and died. No one was left to fight, so they yielded the fortress. God have mercy on Chín Sufi—he did all he could to fight valiantly. [163b]

Shaybani Khan gave Khwarazm to Köpäk Bey and went to Samarkand.

In the latter part of the year, in Dhu'l-Hijja [May 1506], having led his army against Shaybani Khan as far as Baba Ilahi, Sultan-Husayn Mirza died.

Sultan-Husayn Mirza

Birth and lineage. He was born at Herat in 842 [1438] during Shahrukh's reign [1405–47]. He was Sultan-Husayn Mirza son of Mansur son of Bayqara son of Umar-Shaykh son of Amir Temür. Mansur Mirza and Bayqara Mirza did not rule.

His mother was Firoza Begim. Through her he was a grandson both of Temür Beg's grandson Sultan-Husayn99 and of Miranshah Mirza, and thus noble on both sides—a king born. Mansur Mirza and Firoza Begim had two sons, Bayqara Mirza and Sultan-Husayn Mirza, and two daughters, Ākā Begim and Badka Begim,100 whom Ahmad Khan married.

99. Firoza Begim's father, Sultan-Husayn, was the son of Mir Temür's daughter

Although Bayqara Mirza was older than Sultan-Husayn Mirza, Sultan-Husayn was still his liege lord. Bayqara Mirza was not always present at court, although at other than divan court they sat on the same cushion. The younger brother gave the elder brother the province of Balkh, where he ruled for a few years. Bayqara Mirza had three sons, Sultan-Muhammad Mirza, Sultan-Ways Mirza, and Sultan-Iskandar Mirza.

Ākā Begim [164] was the prince's elder sister. She was married to Sultan-Ahmad Mirza, Miranshah Mirza's grandson,101 and had one son named Kichik Mirza. At first he was in his maternal uncle's service, but later he left the military and took up study. It is said that he became a scholar. He had a talent for poetry. This quatrain is his:

Detail, Portrait of Sultan-Husayn Mirza (1438–1506), attributed to Bihzad (d. ca. 1535), Iran or Central Asia, ca. 1500–1525. Ink and gold on paper. Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum; Gift of John Goelel, 1958.59

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