States People Centers Other Murād Mīrzā (Arabic: مراد ميرزا; 1509-1514?-1574) was the 36th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili Shi'a Muslim community.
Caterino Zeno, the Venetian ambassador writes in "Travels in Persia" (p. 61) that, "If the Turk had been beaten in the battle of Chaldiran, the power of Ismail would have become greater than that of Tamerlane, as by the fame alone of such a victory he would have made himself absolute lord of the East."
His abdication of his responsibilities in regard to the personal direction of the affairs of state gave certain officials the opportunity to increase their own power.
It seems probable on that juncture that Shah Ismail had generated a close tie with the Ismaʾili Imams in Anjudan, and granted them the title of Amir al-Umra.
Shah Ismail had most possibly planned to seek the martial aids from the Khorasani Ismaʾili warriors to crush the uprising in his military if required.
In 1573, due to the threat posed by the Imam, the second Safavid emperor, Tahmasp I, ordered the governor of Hamadan, Amir Khan Musilu, to go to Anjudan to capture Murad Mirza.
Amir Khan proceeded to Anjudan, and while killing a large number of the Imam's followers and taking much booty, was unable to capture him.
However, the Imam was soon captured and imprisoned, but again escaped, this time with the aid of a sympathetic high-ranking Safavid official named Muhammad Muqim.