Saturday, September 7, 2024

Kurdish governors and commanders during the rule of Shah Tahmasp

The most significant governors and military leaders under Shah Tahmasp's rule are listed by Iskandar Beg Munshi, the Safavid chronicler. The majority of the list consists of Turkish governors and military leaders. The following (Kurds) were the second most prevalent: 

Officers of various Kurdish Tribes

Šaraf Khan Rūzakı, a descendant of the princes of Betlis, had been brought up under the tutelage of Shah Tahmasp and was governor of Tonakabon in Gilan; Kalil Sultan Siah-Manşür, governor of Sojās and Sürloq; Oğlan Būdağı Čeganı, governor of Kabūšan and Khora-san; Zangana, one of the emirs of Fars; Qelīj Kalifa Pāzükı, one of the emirs of Cokūr-e Sa'd; Timür Khan Ardalan, governor of Hasana-bad and Palangan; Shah Rostam Abbāsī and his brother Moham-madi, both governors of Lor-e Kūček. Shah Tahmasp divided this region between the two brothers: Shah Rostam received Kāva and Aleštar, and Mohammadı, Korramābād and the remaining regions. Mohammadı was guilty of an act of rebellion, but Shah Rostam was a loyal vassal.




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