Tajlu Khanum (Persian: تاجلو خانم) or Tajli Begum (تاجلی بیگم), also known by her title of Shah-Begi Khanum (شاه بگی خانم), was a Turkoman princess from the Mawsillu tribe and mother of Tahmasp I.

As an example, Tajlu Khanum, one of Shah Ismail’s wives, is reputed to have been an able fencer and wrestler who participated in the battle of Chaldiran. However, 100 years later, as the Safavids became more orthodox, and made Twelver Shia the state-sponsored religion, women began to lose their remaining rights.

Tajlu Khanum (Persian: تاجلو خانم) or Tajli Begum (تاجلی بیگم), also known by her title of Shah-Begi Khanum (شاه بگی خانم), was a Turkoman princess from the Mawsillu tribe and mother of Tahmasp I.

Tahmasp I (Persian: طهماسب یکم, romanized: Ṭahmāsb or تهماسب یکم Tahmâsb; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum.

Jan 1, 2009 · Tajlu Khanum, one of the most influential people in the Palace of Shah Ismail, had a great influence on the Army and bureaucracy even after the death of Shah Ismail.

Jul 28, 2023 · Tajlu Khanum (Persian: تاجلو خانم‎), also known by her title of Shah-Begi Khanum (شاه بگی خانم), was a Turcoman princess from the Mawsillu tribe and principal consort of Ismail I.

Sultanum Begum rose to become the leader of the safavid harem after Tajlu Khanum's exile to Shiraz in 1540. She had an independent royal court and her vizier was Khwaja Ibrahim Khalil.

Dec 6, 2024 · The only piece of good news in the following days was the surprising reappearance of his beloved wife Tajlu Khanum, who was pregnant at the time. Tajlu was a princess from the Mawsillu, one of the great tribes comprising the Aq-Qoyunlu confederation.

Weighing the evidence provided by the Ottoman chronicles, the author dispels the notion that there were two wives with the same name, and seriously doubts that the wife who was captured by the Ottomans was Tajlu Khanom.

Tajlu Khanum, one of the most influential people in the Palace of Shah Ismail, had a great influence on the Army and bureaucracy even after the death of Shah Ismail.