Rustam Mirza Safavi dating history

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Rustam Mirza Safavi (1565–1642) known as Rustam Qandahari, was an Iranian administrator, a prince of the Safavid dynasty, and an eminent grandee in the court of the Mughal Empire. Rustam Mirza belonged to a junior branch of the Imperial Safavids, who ruled over the Qandahar region. In 1578, at age 12, Rustam was appointed governor of Zamindawar and Garmsir (modern-day Afghanistan), by his cousin, Shah Mohammad Khodabanda. As an adult, Rustam became a significant destabilising force in the region, exercising semi-independent rule and launching invasions into neighboring Sistan and Qandahar to expand his domain, fostering a fierce rivalry with his brother, Mozaffar-Hosayn Mirza. In the early 1590s, his failed attempt to establish an independent realm in Khorasan prompted his defection to the Mughal Empire.