Ali-Qoli Beg of Kartli
Ali-Qoli Beg (died 1615) was a Safavid official, who briefly served as governor of Kartli together with his brother Emamqoli Beg, during the reign of king (shah) Abbas I (r. 1588–1629).[1]
He was appointed as governor of Kartli together with his brother when Abbas I launched his punitive campaigns in Georgia.[1]
Ali-Qoli Beg and his brother Emamqoli Beg were the sons of Behbud Agha, a Georgian gholam of Mohammad Khan Tokhmaq Ustajlu, the former governor of the Erivan Province.[1] Behbud Agha hailed from a Kartlian noble family (tavadi), and had converted to Islam during his service to Mohammad Khan Tokhmaq.[1]
In 1615, during the revolt in Georgia against the Safavid rule, Ali-Qoli Beg was killed.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Floor & Herzig 2012, p. 478.
- ^ Floor & Herzig 2012, p. 481.
Sources[edit]
- Floor, Willem; Herzig, Edmund, eds. (2012). Iran and the World in the Safavid Age. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1850439301.