Gorjasbi Beg,[a] better known as Mansur Khan, was a Safavid military commander, royal gholam, and official from the Georgian Orbeliani clan. He served as the commander of the empire's élite gholam corps (qollar-aghasi) sometime before 1693, and as the governor (beglarbeg) of Qandahar in 1663.
Mansur Khan | |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Gholam | |
| In office 1663–1663 | |
| Preceded by | Kaykhosrow Khan |
| Succeeded by | Isa Beg |
| Governor of Qandahar | |
| In office >1693–Unknown | |
| Preceded by | Otar Beg Orbeliani |
| Succeeded by | Jamshid Khan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Safavid Iran |
He was a son of the Georgian nobleman Aslamaz, and had at least two brothers, Otar (Zu al-Faqār) and Vakhushti, who held prominent positions like him. According to Alexander Orbeliani (1802–1869), he had one more brother named Kaykhosrow.
Notes
edit- ^ Also spelled as "Garjasb", "Karjasi", or "Garjasi".
Sources
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