The Divan-begi () was a high-ranking official in
Judicial system
The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...
of
Safavid Iran
The Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and longest-lasting Iranian empires. It was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often considered the begi ...
(1501–1736), who acted as
chief justice of Safavid capital and all over the kingdom's courts. It was the Persian form of Turkic
Diwan-begi office, also known as the Imperial Chief Justice or Lord High Justice. Divan-begis presided over an
appeals court
An appellate court, commonly called a court of appeal(s), appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear a case upon appeal from a trial court or other lower tribunal. Appellate ...
for the kingdom, except for cases involving military officers or religious officials. Divan-begis had deputies to assist them.
List of ''Divan-begis''
Reign of
Ismail I
Ismail I (; 17 July 1487 – 23 May 1524) was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is one of the most vital in the history of Iran, and the Safavid period is often considered the beginn ...
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Khadem Beg Talish (1501)
* Beiram Beg Qaramanlu (1501–1514)
* Husam Beg Qaramanlu (1514)
* Amir Harun (1514)
Reign of
Tahmasp I
Tahmasp I ( or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 until his death in 1576. He was the eldest son of Shah Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum.
Tahmasp ascended the throne after the ...
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Kopek Sultan Ustajlu (1524)
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Mohammad Khan Takkalu (1543/4)
* Ebrahim Khan (1541–1557)
* (1550)
* Badhr Khan (1551)
* Ebrahim Khan (1554–1566)
Reign of
Ismail II
Ismail II (; born Ismail Mirza; 31 May 1537 – 24 November 1577) was the third shah of Safavid Iran from 1576 to 1577. He was the second son of Tahmasp I with his principal consort, Sultanum Begum. On the orders of Tahmasp, Ismail spent twenty ...
* Ebrahim Mirza (1576)
* Shahrokh Khan Dhu'l-Qadr (1576)
Reign of
Mohammad Khodabanda
Mohammad Khodabanda (also spelled Khodabandeh; , born 1532; died 1595 or 1596) was the fourth Safavid dynasty, Safavid shah of Safavid Iran, Iran from 1578 until his overthrow in 1587 by his son Abbas I of Persia, Abbas I. Khodabanda had succeed ...
* Hamzeh Khan Ustajlu (1578)
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Salman Khan Ustajlu (1582)
* Ali-qoli Khan Ustajlu (1585)
* Ismail-qoli Khan(1586)
Reign of Abbas I
* Baktash Khan Afshar (1588)
* Khan Mohammad (1602/3)
* Ali-qoli Khan Shamlu (1605–1624)
* Agha Beg (1624–1627)
* Kalb-Ali Beg (1627–1629)
Reign of Safi
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Rostam Beg (1629–1635)
* Ali-qoli Beg (1635–1642)
Reign of Abbas II
* Morteza-qoli Beg Shamlu (1642–1645)
* Oghurlu Beg Qajar (28 November 1645–1657)
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Safi-qoli Beg (1657–1663)
* Evaz Beg (1663)
Reign of Suleiman I
* Abbas-qoli Beg (1663–1666)
* Mohammad-qoli Khan (1666)
* ? (1666)
* Abu'l-Qasem Beg Shamlu (1670/1)
* Mohammad-Hassan (1673)
* Zeinal Khan (1680)
* Rostam Beg (1691)
* Musa Beg (1692–1696)
Reign of
Sultan Husayn
Soltan Hoseyn (; 1668 – 9 September 1727) was the Safavid shah of Iran from 1694 to 1722. He was the son and successor of Shah Suleiman ().
Born and raised in the royal harem, Soltan Hoseyn ascended the throne with limited life experience a ...
* Musa Beg (1692–1696)
* Ali-Mardan Khan (1696)
* Yar-Mohammad (1697/8)
* Safi-qoli Beg (1697/8)
* Levan Mirza (1700)
* Safi-qoli Khan (1712–February 1715)
* Ismail Beg (1715–1716)
* Jafar Khan (1716)
* Safi-qoli Khan (1716)
* Mohammad-qoli Khan (1718–1720)
* Rajab-Ali Beg (1720–1722)
Reign of
Abbas III
Abbas III (; January 1732 – February 1740) was a son of Shah Tahmasp II and Shahpari Begum of the Safavid dynasty and reigned from 1732 to 1736. After the deposition of his father by Nader Khan (the future Nader Shah) the infant Abbas was ...
* Mohammad-qoli Khan (1732)
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