Shaikh Mahmoud

'''Shaikh Mahmoud''' (d. around 1327) was a member of the [[Chupanids|Chupanid]] family who lived in the [[Ilkhanate]]. He was the fourth son of Mongol emir and general [[Chupan]].

During Chupan's lifetime, Mahmoud was made governor of [[Armenia]] and [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgia]].{{sfn|Melville|Zaryāb|1991|pages=496-502}} Upon the fall of his father in 1327 by the [[Ilkhan]] [[Abu Sa'id (Ilkhanid dynasty)|Abu Sa'id]], he was brought to [[Tabriz]] and executed.{{sfn|Melville|Zaryāb|1991|pages=496-502}}

Shaikh Mahmud had four sons; of these, [[Pir Hosayn]] would play an influential role in the strife amongst the Chupanids in the 1340s.{{sfn|Melville|Zaryāb|1991|pages=496-502}}

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==Sources== * {{cite encyclopedia | article = CHOBANIDS | last1 = Melville | first1 = Charles | last2 = Zaryāb | first2 = ʿAbbās | authorlink = | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/chobanids-chupanids-pers | editor-last = | editor-first = | editor-link = | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. V, Fasc. 5 | pages = 496–502 | location = | publisher = | year = 1991 | isbn = }}

[[Category:Chobanids]]