Baysunghur

Baysunghur Bâhodor Mirza
Timurid Prince
Contemporary portrait of Baysunghur in 1429 in Herat. Frontispiece of Kalila wa Dimna, Topkapi R.1022 (detail).
Born(1397-09-15)15 September 1397
Herat
Died20 December 1433(1433-12-20) (aged 36)
Bagh-e Safid palace, Herat
Burial
Spousekatayun khatun
IssueAla al-Dawla Mirza
Sultan Muhammad
Abul-Qasim Babur
Several others
Names
Ghiyath-ud-din Baysunghur Bâhador Khan
HouseHouse of Timur
FatherShah Rukh
MotherGawhar Shad
ReligionIslam

Ghiyath ud-din Baysunghur ( غیاث‌الدین بایسنقر) commonly known as Baysonqor or Baysongor, Baysonghor or (incorrectly) as Baysunqar, also called Sultan Bāysonḡor Bahādor Khan (1397–1433) was a prince of the Timurid dynasty and a grandson of Timur. He was known as a patron of arts and architecture, the leading patron of the Persian miniature in Iran, commissioning the Baysunghur Shahnameh and other works, as well as being a prominent calligrapher.