Editing Shah Rukh (section)

===Rebellions===
In the early part of his reign, in what was likely an attempt to stave off rebellion amongst his relations, Shah Rukh regularly made transfers between the governorships they held. For example, Khalil Sultan was moved from Samarqand to Rayy, Umar Mirza from Azerbaijan to [[Astrabad]], [[Iskandar (Timurid dynasty)|Iskandar Mirza]] from [[Ferghana]] to [[Hamadan]] to [[Shiraz]] etc.<ref name=Jacksonp103/>

These attempts did not prove to be entirely successful, as Shah Rukh had to repeatedly suppress rebellions by his various family members. Iskandar Mirza, after encouraging his brother to revolt in 1413, himself rebelled and devastated the cities of [[Isfahan]] and [[Kerman]]. [[Bayqara Mirza I|Bayqara]], after his initial defeat in Fars, rebelled once more soon after in Shiraz. These insurrections even continued into Shah Rukh's old age. In 1446, at nearly seventy years old, he had to march against his grandson [[Sultan Muhammad (Timurid)|Sultan Muhammad]], who had revolted in the empire's western provinces.<ref name=Jacksonp103/>