Timurtas

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Timurtas (also known as Temürtas of Timür-Tash), (d. 1328), was a member of the Chupanid family who lived in the Ilkhanate. He was the second son of Chupan.

In 1319 he was made viceroy of Rüm following the end of a rebellion against his father. In 1322 he staged a revolt and made overtures to the Mamelukes to form an alliance against the Ilkhanate. Chupan, however, travelled to Rüm with the Ilkhan Abu Sa'id's permission, and convinced his son to surrender. He then secured a pardon for Timurtas, and even had him reinstated as viceroy of Rüm. He was responsible for extending the borders of Rüm all the way to the Mediterranean Sea.

Upon learning of his father's flight and execution in 1327, Timurtas made his way to the court of the Mamelukes. He was accepted by Sultan Al-Nasr Muhammad at first, but he quickly wore out his welcome, and at the behest of the Ilkhan Abu Sa'id, Al-Nasr had him executed in July or August of 1328.

Timurtas had four sons: Hasan Kucek, Malek Asraf, Malek Astar, and Mesr Malek. Hasan Kucek would go on to create a de facto independent realm in Persia using the memory of Timurtas as a rallying cry, to be succeeded by Malek Asraf.