Safiqoli Khan Undiladze
Safiqoli Khan or Safi Qoli Khan (d. 1632) was a Safavid official of Georgian origin, who served as the governor (hakem) of Lar in 1632 during the reign of king Safi (r. 1629–1642).[1][2] A scion of the Undiladze clan, he was a son of Imam-Quli Khan and the grandson of the highly celebrated Safavid military commander and statesman Allahverdi Khan.[1] Safiqoli was however executed in late 1632 along with his father and brother during the widespread purges that were initiated by the order of king Safi himself.[3]
References
- 1 2 Maeda 2003, p. 272.
- ↑ Nasiri 2008, p. 231.
- ↑ Matthee 2012, p. 38.
Sources
- 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.
- Nasiri, Ali Naqi; Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration. Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1933823232.
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