Mohammad Tahir Vahid Qazvini

Mohammad Tahir Vahid Qazvini (Persian: محمد طاهر وحید قزوینی‎‎, died 1699), was a Iranian^[1] nobleman, who served as the vizier of the Safavid king (shah) Suleiman I (r. 1666–1694) and the latter's son Sultan Husayn (r. 1694–1722) from 1691 to 1699.

Biography

Born in the early 1620s in Qazvin in northern Iran, Tahir Vahid was the son of Murtaza Quli Khan Sa'dlu, and belonged to a prominent family, which were known for often serving as the court registrar (vaqa'i-nivis) of the empire.^[2] During Nowruz on March 21, 1691, Tahir Vahid was appointed by shah Suleiman I as his vizier. During the same year, Shah Quli Khan Zangana, who had been recently appointed as the head of the royal bodyguard (qurchi-bashi), became a rival with Tahir Vahid.^[3]

During a royal ceremony, Suleiman requested Tahir Vahid to explain what he saw as the most important things for Iran. Tahir Vahid's response made the shah award him much more power than he used to have. However, Tahir Vahid was not as great as his predecessors, due to his great age, which made him the lack the energy for the office.^[3] In 1694, Suleiman died and was succeeded by his son Sultan Husayn. In 1699, Tahir Vahid died, and was succeeded by Mohammad Mu'min Khan Shamlu.

References

Sources

• Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–281. ISBN 9780857716613. 
• Matthee, Rudi (2011). Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–371. ISBN 0857731815. 
• Matthee, Rudi (1999). The Politics of Trade in Safavid Iran: Silk for Silver, 1600-1730. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–290. ISBN 0521641314.