Assassination of Abdal-Latif Mirza (1450)

Abdal-Latif Mirza was assassinated on 9 May 1450. A son of Ulugh Beg, he had defeated his father in 1449 before ordering his murder. The supplied passages establish the assassination date but not its precise location.

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Background. Abdal-Latif Mirza was the third son of Ulugh Beg, the Timurid ruler of Transoxiana. He served as governor of Balkh before turning against his father during the succession struggles following Shah Rukh's death.

Conflict with Ulugh Beg. Abdal-Latif Mirza broke from his father's authority and defeated Ulugh Beg at Dimashq near Samarkand in the fall of 1449. Ulugh Beg later surrendered, and Abdal-Latif had him murdered while on a pilgrimage to Mecca.

Assassination and Succession. Abdal-Latif Mirza was assassinated on 9 May 1450. A later development in the succession struggle was the execution of Abdullah Mirza by Abu Sa'id Mirza in 1451. The supplied passages do not establish the site of Abdal-Latif's assassination.

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