Sutay or Sutai was a Mongol emir and governor of Diyar Bakr.
16 Facts About Sutay
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Sutay's descendants held Diyar Bakr in their hands following the dissolution of the Ilkhanate and made it hereditary.
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Ishayahu Landa too believes that Sutay was a member of the Sunud.
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Sutay served alongside Mulay, Qutlughshah and Nurin Aqa and fought in Ghazan's war against Nawruz from 1289 to 1294.
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Sutay commanded an army during Ghazan's war against Baydu in 1295.
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Sutay later took part in the Mongol raids into Palestine especially during 1300 to 1301.
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Sutay kept his position as emir in the army during the reign of Oljaitu and joined his campaigns.
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Sutay commanded a tumen on the right wing during Oljaitu's campaign in Gilan in 1307.
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Sutay returned to his fiefs in Anatolia after the campaign and raided the Turcomans dwelling near Rumkale in 1308.
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Sutay was appointed as viceroy of Diyar Bakr by Oljaitu in 1312 after the death of Emir Mulay; with his headquarters in Mosul.
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Sutay commanded a part of the right flank during Oljaitu's campaign in Syria during 1312 and 1313, while his son Hajji Taghay was stationed in the center.
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Sutay raided some of Al-Nasir's armies near Aleppo in 1313.
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Sutay was relieved of viceroyalty in Diyar Bakr in 1316, upon the succession of Abu Sa'id by his chief commander Emir Sevinch.
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Sutay was replaced by the Keraite emir Irinjin in Diyar Bakr while subsequently he was granted the viceroyalty of Ahlat.
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Sutay was reconfirmed in his position after the Chupanid purge in 1327 and held this position until his death in 1332.
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Sutay was married to Buyan Agha, daughter of Mongke Temur and had at least two sons with her:.