Jafarqoli Khan, also known as Jafarqoli Beg, was a
Safavid
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 ...
official of
Georgian origin who served as the governor (''beglarbeg'') of
Astarabad
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in 1664 or 1666, during the reign of king
Abbas II (1642-1666). A
scion
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of the
Undiladze clan, Jafarqoli Khan was a grandson of the celebrated Safavid military and political leader
Imam-Quli Khan, a son by one of his daughters and her husband Dāvūd (sometime governor of
Dashtestan
Dashtestan County () is in Bushehr province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Borazjan.
History
The Gur-e Dokhtar is a 6th-century tomb near the border with Fars province. It is probably the resting place of Cyrus I (Cyrus II's grandfath ...
). Though the Undiladze family had almost been annihilated in its entirety in the early years of king
Safi's reign (1629-1642), the succession of the family amongst the Safavid court elites was assured by Jafarqoli.
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17th-century deaths
Iranian people of Georgian descent
Safavid governors of Astarabad
Undiladze family
Shia Muslims from Georgia (country)
17th-century people from Safavid Iran
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