11 October 1549 (aged 32) Kurdistan province, Iran
Burial
Mashhad
Spouse
Zaynab Sultan Khanum
Issue
Soltan Hosayn Mirza Ibrahim Mirza Badi-al Zaman Mirza Safavi
Dynasty
Safavid
Father
Ismail I
Mother
Tajlu Khanum
Religion
Twelver Shia Islam
Military career
Battles/wars
Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555
Bahram Mirza Safavi (Persian: بهرام میرزای صفوی, romanized: Bahrām Mīrzā Safavī; 15 September 1517 – 11 October 1549) was a Safavid prince, governor and military commander in 16th-century Iran. He was the youngest son of Shah Ismail I (r. 1501–1524), the founder of the Safavid dynasty.
Throughout his career, he held the governorship of Herat (1530–1533), Gilan (1536/37), and Hamadan (1546–1539). He participated actively in the war with the Ottoman Empire, and also played a key-role in suppressing the rebellion of his brother Alqas Mirza. Bahram Mirza was also a notable patron of the arts, excelling in calligraphy, painting, poetry, and music, being surrounded by some of the same painters and calligraphers as his full brother and sovereign Shah Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576). The Bahram Mirza Album, an album of paintings and calligraphic samplings dedicated to him, is preserved at the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul. It appears to have had a significant influence on Safavid Iran's perception of a unique Persian artistic style.
Bahram Mirza died on 11 October 1549, possibly due to an overdose of opium. He was survived by his three sons Soltan Hosayn Mirza, Ibrahim Mirza and Badi-al Zaman Mirza Safavi, who all died in 1577. The latter two were killed under the orders of Shah Ismail II (r. 1576–1577), either due to paranoia from constant drug usage or to ensure his rule would not be threatened. Soltan Hosayn Mirza also died in the same year but without Shah Ismail II's intervention.
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