Mirza Mohammad Talish
Governor of Astara
BornMirza Mohammad Mihrani
Died942 AH[1] / 1535–6 AD
Burial
Pir Qotb al-Din cemetery,
Baghcheh Sara, Astara, Iran[1] 38°26′51.5112″N 48°49′33.41964″E / 38.447642000°N 48.8259499000°E / 38.447642000; 48.8259499000
HouseMihranids[1]
FatherQobad[1]
Military career
AllegianceSafavid Iran
Battles/warsBattle of Marv

Mirza Mohammad Mihrani (Persian: میرزا محمد مهرانی)[1] known as Mirza Mohammad Talish (Persian: میرزا محمد تالش) was an Iranian nobleman and prominent military commander of Talysh origin. He was a descendant of Mihranids and his ancestors were the hereditary governors of Astara.[2] Mirza Mohammad was the governor of Astara, and later became the Safavid governor of Yazd.[3] He was married to a sister of Sultan-Ali Beg Chākirlu, the Aq Qoyunlu governor of Ardabil.[4]

Mirza Mohammad appears in sources from 1500.[5] He rebuked his serving official, Hamzeh Beg, for attempting to assassinate Ismail I (r.1501–1524) during his residence in Talish, but soon weakened in his own support. He was intending to betray Ismail but was dissuaded by another follower of Ismail. He was a very active campaigner for the Shah Ismail and participated in numerous expeditions.[5] Under Shah Ismail, he was ranked among the Qizilbash tiyūl-holders.[4] It is not clear whether he remained the government of Astara since he appeared in command of qurchi troops of Talish during these campaigns.[5]

Another post that he held during Ismail's reign, was the superintendent of the Safavid Shrine.[6]

References

Sources

  • Ghereghlou, Kioumars (October–December 2017). "Chronicling a Dynasty on the Make: New Light on the Early Ṣafavids in Ḥayātī Tabrīzī's Tārīkh (961/1554)". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 137 (4): 805–832. doi:10.7817/jameroriesoci.137.4.0805 via Columbia Academic Commons.
  • Nasiri, Mirza Naqi (2008). Floor, Willem (ed.). Titles & Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration. Translated by Willem Floor. Washington, D.C.: Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1-933823-23-2.
  • Neʿmatollahi, Behrouz (2002). تاریخ جامع آستارا و حکام نمین [Comprehensive History of Astara and Rulers of Namin] (in Persian). Ardabil: Sheykh Safi al-Din. ISBN 964-6822-12-6.
  • Reid, James J. (1983). Tribalism and Society in Islamic Iran, 1500–1629. Malibu, California: Undena Publications. ISBN 0-890031-25-8.

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