The Shamlu tribe (; ), also known as the Shamli tribe, was one of the seven original and the most powerful
Qizilbash
Qizilbash or Kizilbash (Latin script: ) ; ; (modern Iranian reading: ); were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman "The Qizilbash, composed mainly of Turkman tribesmen, were the military force introduced by the conquering Safavis to the Irani ...
tribes of
Turcoman origin in
Iran
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.
List of the Khans of Shamlu
*Ahmad
Sultan
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Shamlu
*Abdu
Beg Shamlu ( Father in law 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 ...
)
*Husein Khan Shamlu ( The most powerful qizilbash Khan, executed by Shah Tahmasp in 1534)
*Hossein Khan Shamlu ( Governor of Lors Pushtkuh-
Province of Lorestan )
*Hasan Khan Shamlu
*Mirza Vali Khan Shamlu (Governor)
*Ali Gholi Khan Shamlu (aka ''Haji Ali Qizilbash Mazandarani'' Governor of
Khorassan in 1576 and chief of the armies under Shah Abbas I en 1588 )
*JĀNI BEG KHAN BIGDELI SHĀMLU(d. 1645), ishik-āqāsi-bāshi (master of ceremony) and qurchi-bāshi (head of the tribal guards) under the Safavid Shah Ṣafi I (r. 1629–42) and Shah ʿAbbās II (r. 1642–66).
*Sinan Khan Shamlu (Ambassador of Shah AbbasI to Emperor Rudolph II of Habsburg)
*Muhamad Gholi Khan Bigdili-e Shamlu
*Dormish Khan Shamlu (Brother in law of Shah Ismail I and Governor of
Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan ( ) is a city in the Central District (Isfahan County), Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran. It is the capital of the province, the county, and the district. It is located south of Tehran. The city ...
)
*Murteza Gulu Khan Shamlu-Ardabili (invented a style of calligraphy called "
Shikasta Nastaʿlīq")
*Abbas Gholi Khan Shamlu-Shahsevan (Governor of
Herat
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, 1812)
*Mu'min Khan Shamlu (1699–1707,
Grand Vizier
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)
["Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire", Andrew J. Newman,Edt. I. B. Tauris 30 Mars, 2006, p.105
]
*Mohammed Zaman Khan Shamlu (1711)
*Muhamad Ali Khan Bigdili-e Shamlu (c.1722,
Grand Vizier
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*Zaynal Khan Shamlu
*Murshid Gholi Khan Ustajlu-e Shamlu
*Heydar Gholi Khan Ghiaï-e Chamlou I
*Mirza Ali Akbar Khan Ghiaï-e Chamlou
*Manouchehr Ghiaie-e Shamloo (Governor of Tehran)
*
Heydar Gholi Khan Ghiaï-e Chamlou II (Architect and
Aide de Camp of the Impériale Court of Iran under Emperor Mohammad Reza Pahlavi)
[Architecture Mediterraneenne, No 55, "From father to son, a dynasty of builders", Marseille, 2001, pp. 130-60]
*Farhad Khan Ghiaï-e Chamlou( 1957 )
Bibliography
*Yves Bomati and Houchang Nahavandi,''Shah Abbas, Emperor of Persia,1587-1629'', 2017, ed. Ketab Corporation, Los Angeles, , English translation by Azizeh Azodi.
*Roman Ghirshman, ''Persia El reino immortal'', Londres, 1971, p. 141
*J.P. Roux, " Histoire des Turcs", Paris, 1984, pp. 253–54
*David Morgan. "Shah Isma'il and the Establishment of Shi'ism"chpt. 12 of his Medieval Persia: 1040–1797, Longman, New York, 1988, pp. 112–123.
See also
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Qizilbash
Qizilbash or Kizilbash (Latin script: ) ; ; (modern Iranian reading: ); were a diverse array of mainly Turkoman "The Qizilbash, composed mainly of Turkman tribesmen, were the military force introduced by the conquering Safavis to the Irani ...
*
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty (; , ) was one of Iran's most significant ruling dynasties reigning from Safavid Iran, 1501 to 1736. Their rule is often considered the beginning of History of Iran, modern Iranian history, as well as one of the gunpowder em ...
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Farhad Khan Ghiaï-e Chamlou (in French)
*
Ahmad Shamlou
Ahmad Shamlou (, ''Ahmad Šāmlū'' , also known under his pen name A. Bamdad ()) (December 12, 1925 – July 23, 2000) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian poet, writer, and journalist. Shamlou was arguably the most influential poet of modern Iran. ...
References
External links
*{{cite encyclopedia , last= Doerfer , first=Gerhard , title= BĪGDELĪ , encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica , accessdate=2012-09-17, url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/bigdeli-or-begdeli-also-bagdilu-a-former-turkish-tribe
History of the Khans of Ghiaī-e Chamlou
Ethnic Turkmen people
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