Aslan Khan Daghestani

Aslan Khan Daghestani was an early 18th-century Safavid official. Of Lezgian origin, he served as a governor of Kuhgiluyeh (beglarbeg; 1702–1708) and of Astarabad (hakem) during the reign of king Sultan Husayn (1694–1722). He entered office in Astarabad in 1708/09, and already early on in his tenure, the province was threatened by Turkmen incursions aided by rebels from the town of Sayfja.[1] Dismayed by the news, the Safavid government then sent Aslan Khan with 2,000 troops to deal with the enemy.[1]

According to Prof. Rudi Matthee, it is "likely" that he remained in office when his brother Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani served as grand vizier (1716–1720).[2][3] His son, Mohammad Khan, became governor of Herat in 1708/9.[2]

References
  1. Matthee 2012, p. 231.
  2. Matthee 2012, p. 209.
  3. Floor 2008, p. 153.

Sources
  • Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. pp. 153, 225. ISBN 978-1933823232.
  • Matthee, Rudi (2012). Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1845117450.
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