Shah Quli Khan Zangana
Shah Quli Khan Zangana (Persian: شاه قلی خان زنگنه, died 1716), was a Kurdish nobleman, who served as the vizier of the Safavid king (shah) Sultan Husayn (r. 1694–1722) from 1707 to 1716.
Family
Shah Quli was the third son of Shaykh Ali Khan Zangana, who also served as vizier from 1669 to 1689, whose other sons were: Husayn Ali Khan Zangana, Suleiman Khan Zangana, Ismail Beg Zangana, Abbas Beg Zangana, and Abbas Quli Beg Zangana.[2] The family belonged to the Zangana tribe, a Sunni Kurdish tribe native to the Kermanshah Province.[3][4]
Biography
Shah Quli is first mentioned in 1680s, as being appointed the governor of Kermanshah Province.[4] In 1689, his father died due to illness. One year later, a powerful and high-ranking aristocrat named Saru Khan Sahandlu, had 40 members of the Zangana tribe killed, which made Shah Quli protest to shah Suleiman I, stating that Saru Khan had humiliated the name of his deceased father by doing so. Suleiman forgave Saru Khan, due to the good relation they had. However, this was soon to end: in 1691, Suleiman had Saru Khan beheaded due to having an love relationship with Maryam Begum, the aunt of Suleiman.
The shah then appointed Shah Quli as the head of the royal bodyguard (qurchi-bashi), thus succeeding Saru Khan.[5] After having been appointed to such as high-ranking office, a rivalry with the recently appointed vizier Mohammad Tahir Qazvini followed.[5] In 1694, Suleiman died and was succeeded by his son Sultan Husayn, who later in 1699, appointed a Turkoman member of the Shamlu tribe named Mohammad Mu'min Khan Shamlu, as the new vizier.
In 1707, Shah Quli Khan was appointed as the new vizier of the empire. Shah Quli Khan died in 1716, and was succeeded by his son-in-law Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani.[6] Shah Quli had a son, also named Shaykh Ali Khan, who although did not reach the same height as his father and grandfather, still served in high-office under the Safavids.[7]
References
- ↑ Newman 2008, p. 244.
- ↑ Matthee 2011, pp. 71-72.
- ↑ Newman 2008, p. 94.
- 1 2 Matthee 2011, p. 71.
- 1 2 Matthee 2011, p. 74.
- ↑ Newman 2008, p. 107.
- ↑ Matthee 2011, p. 214.
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.
- Lambton, A.K.S. (1954). "Kirmānshāh". The Encyclopaedia of Islam. BRILL. p. 167-171. ISBN 9789004060562.
- Matthee, Rudi (1999). The Politics of Trade in Safavid Iran: Silk for Silver, 1600-1730. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–290. ISBN 0521641314.
| Preceded by Saru Khan Sahandlu |
Head of the royal bodyguard (Qurchi-bashi) 1691-1699 |
Succeeded by Unknown |
| Preceded by Mohammad Mu'min Khan Shamlu |
Vizier of the Safavid Empire 1707 - 1716 |
Succeeded by Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani |