Lotf-Ali Khan Daghestani
Lotf-Ali Khan Daghestani (Persian: لطفعلی خان داغستانی) was a high-ranking Safavid military commander and official of Lezgian origin. He served as commander-in-chief (sepahsalar) from 1718 to 1720, and as the governor (beglarbeg) of Fars from 22 October 1717 to December 1720.[1]
Lotf-Ali Khan Daghestani | |
|---|---|
| Sepahsalar of Safavid Iran | |
| In office 1718–1720 | |
| Monarch | Sultan Husayn |
| Preceded by | Hosaynqoli Khan |
| Succeeded by | Esmail Khan |
| Beglarbeg of Fars | |
| In office 22 October 1717 – December 1720 | |
| Monarch | Sultan Husayn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daghestan (?) |
| Relatives | Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani (uncle & brother-in-law) |
The appointment of Lotf-Ali Khan Daghestani in 1717 as beglarbeg of Fars brought the reach of the jurisdiction of the latter province, for the first time, close to that what it had been during the tenure of Allahverdi Khan, more than a century earlier.[2]
Lotf-Ali Khan was a nephew as well as brother-in-law of the Safavid grand vizier, Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani (1716–1720).[3][4] At the time of Fath-Ali Khan's downfall, Lotf-Ali Khan was arrested and thrown into jail.[3]
References
- Floor 2008, p. 283.
- Floor 2008, p. 281.
- Savory 1993, pp. 576–577.
- Matthee 2012, p. 210, 214, 230.
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. 152–153. ISBN 978-1933823232.
- Matthee, Rudi (1982–2021). "SAFAVID DYNASTY". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- Matthee, Rudi (2012). Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. I.B.Tauris. pp. 214, 230–231, 238, 326. ISBN 978-1845117450.
- Savory, Roger (1993). "DĀḠESTĀNĪ, FATḤ ʿALĪ KHAN". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VI, Fasc. 6. pp. 576–577.