Div Sultan Rumlu (
Persian: دیو سلطان روملو) was a
Turkmen military commander and politician from the
Rumlu clan,[1] one of the seven chief
Qizilbash tribes which provided crack troops for
Safavid guard.[2][3][4] In 1516-1527, he served as the governor (hakem) of the
Erivan Province (also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd).[5] From 1524 to 1527, he was a powerful regent to
ShahTahmasp I, who was then underage.[6] Div Sultan Rumlu had summer quarters at Lar Valley in the
Alborz Mountains. He was killed in a power struggle in 1527.[7]
Nasiri, Ali Naqi; Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration. Mage Publishers.
ISBN978-1933823232.