Divan-begi

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The Divan-begi[b] (Persian: دیوان‌بیگی, romanizedDīvān-beīgī) was a high-ranking official in Judicial system of Safavid Iran (1501–1736), who acted as chief justice of Safavid capital and all over the kingdom's courts.[5] It was the Persian form of Turkic Diwan-begi office, also known as the Imperial Chief Justice[6] or Lord High Justice.[1] Divan-begis presided over an appeals court for the kingdom,[7] except for cases involving military officers or religious officials.[8] Divan-begis had deputies to assist them.[5]

Divan-begi
StyleʿĀlī-jāh (Serene Highness)[1]
TypeMoqarrab al-Khāqān[1]
Member ofJānqī (Council of State)[1]
ResidenceKeshīk-Khāneh, Ālī Qāpū
(Royal court's Guardhouse)[1]
SeatIsfahan, Safavid Iran
NominatorThe King[2]
AppointerThe King[2]
Term lengthno fixed length[3]
Formation1501
First holderKhadem Beg Talish
Unofficial names[A]Mir-e Divan
Divan-begi-bashi
DeputyNāʿeb-e Dīvān-begī[4]
Salary500 tomāns (officially)[a][1]

List of Divan-begis

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  • Ebrahim Mirza[h] (1576)[10]
  • Shahrokh Khan Dhu'l-Qadr (1576)[10]

Reign of Abbas I

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  • Baktash Khan Afshar[f] (1588)[10]
  • Khan Mohammad[j] (1602/3)[10]
  • Ali-qoli Khan Shamlu[j] (1605–1624)[10]
  • Agha Beg[k] (1624–1627)[10]
  • Kalb-Ali Beg (1627–1629)[10]

Reign of Safi

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  • Abbas-qoli Beg (1663–1666)[11]
  • Mohammad-qoli Khan (1666)[11]
  • ?[o] (1666)[11]
  • Abu'l-Qasem Beg Shamlu[p] (1670/1)[11]
  • Mohammad-Hassan (1673)[11]
  • Zeinal Khan (1680)[11]
  • Rostam Beg (1691)[11]
  • Musa Beg (1692–1696)[11]
  • Musa Beg (1692–1696)[11]
  • Ali-Mardan Khan[q] (1696)[11]
  • Yar-Mohammad (1697/8)[11]
  • Safi-qoli Beg (1697/8)[11]
  • Levan Mirza[r] (1700)[11]
  • Safi-qoli Khan (1712–February 1715)[11]
  • Ismail Beg (1715–1716)[11]
  • Jafar Khan[s] (1716)[11]
  • Safi-qoli Khan[t] (1716)[12]
  • Mohammad-qoli Khan (1718–1720)[12]
  • Rajab-Ali Beg (1720–1722)[12]

Footnotes

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Notes

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  1. ^ sometimes was reached to 1000, 3000 or even 6000 tomāns.[4]
  2. ^ Also spelled Divan-Beigi, Divanbegi or Diwan-Begi.
  3. ^ son of the previous Divan-begi
  4. ^ a b c Vali of Lar
  5. ^ the King's chief deputy (Vakil) at the same time
  6. ^ a b as Mīr-e Dīvān (Persian: میر دیوان)
  7. ^ then appointed as the King's chief deputy (Vakil) and Vizier of the Safavid Empire
  8. ^ the king's nephew
  9. ^ then appointed as Grand Vizier of the Safavid Empire
  10. ^ a b c as Dīvān-begī-bāshī (Persian: دیوان‌بیگی‌باشی)
  11. ^ former Nāʿeb-e Dīvān-begī of the previous Divan-begi
  12. ^ then appointed as commanders-in-chief of Safavid Empire under name of "Rostam Khan"
  13. ^ former prefect (darugha) of daftar-Khāneh (Persian: دفترخانه)
  14. ^ then appointed as governor-general (beglarbeg) of Mashhad under name of "Safi-qoli Khan"
  15. ^ unknown office-holder who replaced by the Mīr-āb (Persian: میر آب)
  16. ^ son of Jani Beg Khan Shamlu
  17. ^ then appointed as governor of Kohgiluyeh at October 1696
  18. ^ also spelled as Leon Mirza[2]
  19. ^ former governor of Herat
  20. ^ former governor of Tabriz; then renamed to "Ali-qoli Khan" and appointed as Ṣāḥeb-nasaq (Persian: صاحب‌نسق‌); His son became prefect (darugha) of Isfahan.
  21. ^ former Tupchi-bashi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Savory 1996, p. 439.
  2. ^ a b c Poormohammadi Amlashi & Ansari 2014–2015, p. 55.
  3. ^ Poormohammadi Amlashi & Ansari 2014–2015, p. 56.
  4. ^ a b Khezri 2013.
  5. ^ a b c Floor 2000, p. 20.
  6. ^ Abisaab 2018, p. 512.
  7. ^ Bregel 2004, p. 227.
  8. ^ Floor 2009.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h Floor 2000, p. 21.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Floor 2000, p. 22.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Floor 2000, p. 23.
  12. ^ a b c d Floor 2000, p. 24.

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