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Sayyed Sharif al-Din Ali Shirazi (Persian: سید شریف الدین علی شیرازی; died 23 August 1514, Chaldiran) was a Persian cleric, who served as sadr in Safavid Iran during 1508–1510 and later from 1512 until his death in the battle of Chaldiran in 1514. He was a grandchild of Sharif Jurjani, and was the father of the prominent bureaucrat and grand vizier, Mir Sharif Shirazi.
Sayyed Sharif al-Din Ali Shirazi | |
|---|---|
| Persian: سید شریف الدین علی شیرازی | |
| Sadr | |
| In office 1508-1510 1512-1514 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15th century Shiraz, Fars, Safavid Iran |
| Died | 23 August 1514 Chaldiran plain, Iranian Azerbaijan |
| Cause of death | In battle at Chaldiran |
| Children | Mir Sharif Shirazi |
| Relatives | Sharif Jurjani (grandfather) |
Sources
edit- Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–281. ISBN 9780857716613.
- Mitchell, Colin P. (2009). The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran: Power, Religion and Rhetoric. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–304. ISBN 978-0857715883.