Ahmad Jalayir

Ahmad Jalayir
Contemporary portrait of Sultan Ahmad Jalayir. Khamsah by Khvaju Kirmani (1396), Baghdad.
Sultan of the Jalayirids
Reign1382 – 1410
PredecessorShaikh Hussain Jalayir
SuccessorShah Walad Jalayir
Died1410 (1411)
Spouse
  • Daughter of the Qara Qoyunlu chief Qara Mahammad (father of Qara Yusuf).
  • Daughter of a certain Malik Izz al-Din (before 1390).
Regnal name
Sultan Ahmad
DynastyJalayirids
FatherShaykh Uways Jalayir
ReligionIslam

Sultan Ahmad (سلطان احمد جلایر) was the ruler of the Jalayirid Sultanate (ruled 1382–1410). He was son to the most accomplished ruler of the sultanate, Shaykh Uways Jalayir. Early in his reign, he was involved in conflicts with his brothers. He would later suffer from several defeats from Timur and eventually imprisoned by the Mamluks. After being set free, he attacked his old enemy, the Qara Qoyunlu but was later captured and executed in 1410.