Umar Shaikh Mirza II
Umar Shaikh Mirza II (Persian: عمر شیخ میرزا; 1456–1494) was the ruler of the Fergana Valley. He was the fourth son of Abu Sa'id Mirza, the emperor of the Timurid Empire in what is now Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and eastern Iran.
| Umar Shaikh Mirza II عمر شیخ میرزا | |||||
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| Mirza Padshah | |||||
| Ruler of Ferghana | |||||
| Reign | 1469 – 1494 CE. | ||||
| Predecessor | Abu Sa'id Mirza | ||||
| Successor | Babur | ||||
| Born | c. 1456 Samarkand Timurid Empire (Present day Uzbekistan) | ||||
| Died | 10 June 1494 (aged 37–38) Ferghana Timurid Empire (Present day Uzbekistan) | ||||
| Burial | 10–11 June 1494 | ||||
| Spouse | Qutlugh Nigar Khanum (m.1475) Ulus Agha Fatma Sultan Agha Makhdum Sultan Begum Umid Aghacha Yun Sultan Aghacha Agha Sultan Aghacha | ||||
| Issue | Khanzada Begum Babur Jahangir Mirza Nasir Mirza Mihr Banu Begum Shahr Banu Begum Yadgar Sultan Begum Rukaiya Sultan Begum , Fatima bano begum | ||||
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| House | Timurid dynasty | ||||
| Father | Abu Sa'id Mirza | ||||
| Mother | Shah Sultan Begum | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
His first wife and chief consort was Qutlugh Nigar Khanum, a princess of the Chagatai Khanate and daughter of Yunus Khan of Moghulistan. Umar Shaikh had two other wives and had three sons and five daughters from his wives. His eldest son was Babur Mirza from his wife Qutlugh Nigar Khanum. His sons from this other two wives were Jahangir Mirza II and Nasir Mirza. His eldest son Babur Mirza founded the Mughal Empire in 1526 and was the first Mughal Emperor of India.
Umar Shaikh died in a freak accident in Aksi fort, North Fergana, on 10 June 1494. It occurred when he was in his dovecote, which was built at the edge of the building, collapsed, thus making eleven-year-old Babur the ruler of Fergana.
His son Babur describes him as a devout Muslim who never neglected the 5 daily prayers.