Pari Khan Khanum
Pari Khan Khanum (also spelled Parikhan Khanum) was a Safavid princess. She was the second daughter of the Safavid king (shah) Tahmasp I (r. 1524 – 1576) and was a influential and bright figure in the Safavid Empire. She was assassinated on 12 February 1578 at Qazvin.
Early Life
Pari Khan Khanum was born as the second daughter of the Safavid king shah Tahmasp I by his Circassian wife Sultan-Agha Khanum on August 1548 at Ahar.[1]
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