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governor of Sivas. 1639 So Kemalpaşazāde’s account is fairly compatible with archival<br />

evidence except for the last assertion. As will be evaluated below, Nur Ali Khalifa<br />

would not return to Iran with Sultan Murad. As for Sultan Murad, however, it is highly<br />

possible that he went to Iran through Sivas for he is not mentioned in the context of later<br />

events. Likewise, as Uluçay indicates, Murad wrote a letter to his father from Sivas<br />

suggesting he go to the Shah together. 1640 We know from contemporary sources that<br />

Murad went to Iran during his father’s struggle with Selim and died there after a couple<br />

of years. 1641<br />

Safavid chronicles also mention Murad’s relation with the Shah and Nur Ali<br />

Khalifa. For instance, Hasan-ı Rumlu states that Murad – with ten thousands qizilbashes<br />

with him – met Nur Ali Khalifa in Kaz Çayırı after the latter captured Tokat and read<br />

hutbe in the name of the Shah. Then they together turned back to Tokat. But this time<br />

the townspeople showed signs of resistance. Then the qizilbashes set the city on fire and<br />

went to Niksar. Hasan-ı Rumlu says that in Niksar Murad left Nur Ali and went to the<br />

realm of the Shah. 1642 He must have followed the way through Sivas. But before arriving<br />

Sivas, in Artuğak a serious disagreement rose up within qizilbashes among Murad’s<br />

company. Yahya Pehlivan and Dev Ali suggested going to the Shah while Kara Đskender<br />

advocated going to Dulkadiroğlu Alauddevle Beg. The two groups clashed with each<br />

1639 “…Şimdiki hālde Sivas sancağı beginden ādem ve mektub gelüb tastīr olan cevab budur ki, bundan<br />

evvel Sultan Murad Nur Halife ile Kızılbaş elçisi ile şark tarafına müteveccih olub...” The letter of Hacı<br />

Kemal, a possible spy of Selim. At the end of the letter Kemal wants Selim to pass Anatolia as soon as<br />

possible. Therefore, it must have been written before Selim move to Anatolia on July 29, 1512. See TSA,<br />

document E 2667, published in ULCY2, p. 130.<br />

1640 ULCY2, p. 131.<br />

1641 In addition to KPZ and CLZ see IDRS, p. 115; HSE4, pp. 165-6; ALI, pp. 1068-9; SLZ2, p. 13; MNB,<br />

p. 456. The latter four sources points out that Murad fled to Shah Ismail and died in Persia after three or<br />

four years.<br />

1642 HR, p. 165.<br />

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