ShÃÂdë Beg (Persian: ôçïàèÃÂï; Turki/Kypchak: ôçïàèé) was Khan of the Golden Horde from 1399 to 1407. He was the protégé of the all-powerful beglerbeg, Edigu.
According to the Muÿizz al-ansÃÂb and the TawÃÂrëḫ-i guzëdah-i nuá¹£rat-nÃÂmah, ShÃÂdë Beg was a son of Qutlà « Beg, and thus a first cousin of his predecessor Tëmà «r Qutluq. Both descended from Tuqa-Timur, the son of Jochi, the son of Chinggis Khan.
On the death of his cousin, Tëmà «r Qutluq, allegedly from drunkenness, ShÃÂdë Beg was made khan by the beglerbeg Edigu, in late 1399 or early 1400. Edigu may have considered ShÃÂdë Beg's youth and inexperience likely to ensure the beglerbeg's continued hold on power. The Russian prince Ivan Mihajloviàwas invested with the Grand Principality of Tver' by ShÃÂdë Beg in 1400. Edigu focused on his vendetta against the former khan Tokhtamysh, waging war against him in Sibir in 1400âÂÂ1406, lasting for most of ShÃÂdë Beg's reign. In the early winter of 1406, Edigu's troops succeeded in attacking and killing Tokhtamysh on the Tobol River. Also in 1406, ShÃÂdë Beg supported the grand prince of Moscow Vasilij I Dmitrieviàby sending a force to assist the Muscovites against Lithuania. Vasilij had evaded both sending regular tribute to the khan and traveling to the khan's court, although he had given ShÃÂdë Beg's envoy, his treasurer, gifts for the khan in 1405.
As khan, ShÃÂdë Beg claimed responsibility for the victory over Tokhtamysh, and apparently became increasingly dissatisfied with his position as a puppet monarch. He began to plot the elimination of Edigu, but the powerful beglerbeg discovered it on time and anticipated it, in late 1407. ShÃÂdë Beg fled, first to (old) Astrakhan, then to Shirvan. Here, ShÃÂdë Beg received asylum from the local ruler (ShirwÃÂnshÃÂh) IbrÃÂhëm, who recognized him as khan and issued coins in his name until 1409. Edigu, who had made Tëmà «r Qutluq's son Pà «lÃÂd khan in ShÃÂdë Beg's place, demanded the fugitive khan's extradition, but was met with refusal. However, in 1409, Edigu's agents succeeded in murdering ShÃÂdë Beg at Shamakhi.
ShÃÂdë Beg had several children, most notably GhiyÃÂth ad-Dën, who claimed the throne of the Golden Horde after 1421, holding Bolghar in 1423-1425 and Sarai in 1425-1426. GhiyÃÂth ad-Dën's son Muá¹£á¹Âafàalso claimed the throne, from (old) Astrakhan, in 1431-1433; he died in 1464.