Supported by Pir Hosayn, as well as his uncle Surgan, he defeated the Jalayirids on June 26, 1340, in the Zarrinarüd valley near Maraga.
Upon the death of Hasan Kucek in 1343, the Chobanid lands were at first split between Malek and his uncles Yagi Basti and Surgan.
They were wed in 1319; their marriage produced a son, Surgan.
In 1343 Hasan Kucek was murdered and a rivalry broke out for the succession between Sati Beg's son Surgan, Yagi Basti and Malek Asraf.
Malek Asraf, Yagi Basti and his half-brother Surgan gained control of the Chobanid realm after Hasan Kucek's death.
Surgan |