List of Safavid Viziers
| Vizier of the Safavid Empire | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | The shah |
| Formation | 1501 |
| First holder | Mohammad Zakariya Kujuji |
| Final holder | Nader Qoli Beg |
| Abolished | 8 March 1736 |
This is the list of viziers of the Safavid dynasty.
List of Viziers
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Zakariya Kujuji | 1501 | ? | Iranian[1] |
| Mahmud Daylami | 1502 | ? | Iranian[2] |
| Mirza Shah Husayn | 1514 | 1523 | Iranian[3] |
| Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi | 1523 | 1524 | Iranian[4] |
| Jafar Savji | 1524 | 1531 | Unknown |
| Nur Kamal | 1523 | 1533/4 | Iranian[5] |
| Qadi Jahan Qazvini | 1533/4 | 1550/1 | Iranian[6][5] |
| Mir Iniyat Allah Khuzani | 1533 | 1535 | Iranian |
| Ma'sum Beg Safavi | ? | 1568 | Iranian |
| Jamal al-Din Ali Tabrizi | 1568 | ? | Unknown |
| Sayyid Hasan Farahani | ? | 1576 | Unknown |
| Mirza Shukr Allah Isfahani | 1576 | June 1577 | Iranian[7] |
| Mirza Salman Jabiri | June 1577 | 1583 | Iranian[8] |
| Mirza Hidayat Allah | 1583 | 1586 | Iranian[2] |
| Mırza Mohammad Munshi | 1586 | 1589/90 | Unknown |
| Hatim Beg Urdubadi | 1591 | 1610/1 | Iranian[9] |
| Salman Khan Ustajlu | 1621 | 1623/4 | Turkoman |
| Khalifa Sultan | 1623/4 | 1632 | Iranian[10] |
| Mirza Talib Khan | 1632 | 1633 | Iranian[9] |
| Saru Taqi | 1633 | 1645 | Unknown |
| Khalifa Sultan | 1645 | 1654 | Iranian[10] |
| Mohammad Beg | 1654 | 1661 | Armenian[11] |
| Mirza Mohammad Mahdi Karaki | 1661 | 1669 | Arab |
| Shaykh Ali Khan Zangana | 1669 | 1689 | Kurdish[12] |
| Mohammad Tahir Qazvini | March 1691a[›] | 1699 | Iranian[13] |
| Mohammad Mu'min Khan Shamlu | 1699 | 1707 | Turkoman |
| Shah Quli Khan Zangana | 1707 | 1716 | Kurdish |
| Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani | 1716 | 1720 | Lezgian |
| Mohammad Quli Khan Bigdili Shamlu | January 1721 | 1722 | Turkoman |
| Fath-Ali Khan Qajar | 10 November 1722 | 11 October 1726 | Turkoman |
| Mohammad Ali Khan Qulir Aqassi | 12 October 1726 | 13 November 1729 | Unknown |
| Nader Qoli Beg | 1729 | 8 March 1736 | Turkoman |
Notes
^ a: After the death of Shaykh Ali Khan Zangana, it took shah Suleiman I almost two years to appoint a new vizier.[14]
References
- ↑ Newman 2008, p. 16.
- 1 2 Newman 2008, p. 17.
- ↑ Savory 2007, p. 38.
- ↑ Newman 2008, p. 22.
- 1 2 Newman 2008, p. 27.
- ↑ Mitchell 2009, p. 88.
- ↑ Mitchell 2009, p. 155.
- ↑ Mitchell 2009, p. 162.
- 1 2 Babaie 2004, pp. 42-43.
- 1 2 Newman 2008, p. 82.
- ↑ Matthee 2011, p. 46.
- ↑ Newman 2008, p. 132.
- ↑ Newman 2008, p. 95.
- ↑ Matthee 2011, p. 72.
Sources
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- Savory, Roger (2007). Iran under the Safavids. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–288. ISBN 0521042518.
- Roemer, H.R. (1986). "The Safavid period". The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Timurid and Safavid periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 189–351. ISBN 9780521200943.
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