# Uvais II

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**Sultan Awais Jalayir** (also written as Uvais or Uways or Oways) was a [Jalayirid](/source/Jalayirids) ruler of [Basra](/source/Basra), in southern Iraq (r. 1415–1421[1]), with his rule ending in 1421 with his death. He was the son of [Shah Walad Jalayir](/source/Shah_Walad_Jalayir). In 1415, Sultan Awais Jalayir succeeded his brother [Sultan Mahmud Jalayir](/source/Sultan_Mahmud_Jalayir) as Jalayirid ruler. During his reign, he conducted two campaigns against the [Black Sheep Turkmen](/source/Black_Sheep_Turkmen) in an attempt to recover [Baghdad](/source/Baghdad) for the Jalayirids. While conducting the second campaign he was killed in battle. He was succeeded by another brother, [Sultan Muhammad Jalayir](/source/Sultan_Muhammad_Jalayir).

## See also

- [Jalairid Sultanate](/source/Jalairid_Sultanate)

## References

1. Muzaffar Husain Syed; Syed Saud Akhtar; B. D. Usmani (eds.) (2011-09-14). [*A Concise History of Islam*](https://books.google.com/books?id=eACqCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA196). Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-93-82573-47-0.

## External links

- "[Jalayerids](https://web.archive.org/web/20060519014037/http://www.iranica.com/articles/ot_grp5/ot_jalayerids_20040616.html)". *Encyclopaedia Iranica*. Center for Iranian Studies, Columbia University. June 16, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2006.

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