Safiqoli Khan (also spelled Safi Qoli; died 1632) was a Safavid official of Georgian origin, who served as the governor (hakem) of Lar in 1629-1630 (1st tenure) and in 1632 (2nd tenure) during the reign of king Safi (r. 1629–1642).[1][2]
Safiqoli Khan Undiladze | |
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 Imam-Quli Khan taking leave of his sons before they were executed. From a Jarūnnāmeh by Qadrī. Isfahan style, dated 1697 | |
| Governor of Lar | |
| In office 1629–1630 | |
| Monarch | Safi of Persia |
| Preceded by | Khvajeh 'Abdol-Reza |
| Succeeded by | Ebrahim Khan |
| In office 1632–Unknown | |
| Monarch | Safi of Persia |
| Preceded by | Ebrahim Khan |
| Succeeded by | Kalb 'Ali Beg (Khan) |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1632 |
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| Relatives | Allahverdi Khan (grandfather), Daud Khan Undiladze (uncle) |
| Clan | Undiladze |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Safavid Iran |
A scion of the Undiladze clan, he was a son of Imam-Quli Khan and thus a grandson of the highly celebrated Safavid military commander and statesman Allahverdi Khan.[1] In late 1632, during the widespread purges that were initiated by the order of king Safi himself, Safiqoli was executed along with his father and brother.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Maeda 2003, p. 272.
- ^ Floor 2008, p. 231.
- ^ Matthee 2012, p. 38.
Sources
edit- Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1933823232.
- Maeda, Hirotake (2003). "On the Ethno-Social Background of Four Gholām Families from Georgia in Safavid Iran". Studia Iranica (32): 1–278.
- Matthee, Matthee (2012). Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1845117450.
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