Dilaram Khanum
Dilaram Khanum (Persian: دلارام خانم, also spelled Del Aram or Delaram; died c. 1647) was a Safavid Georgian concubine of Safavid crown prince Mohammad Baqer Mirza,[1][2] and the mother of King Safi (r. 1629–1642).[1][3]
Life
Dilaram Khanum was of Georgian origin and came to the
In 1632, a court intrigue came to light that involved opposition to Safi's rule originating in the king's harem. This resulted in the king's ordering the massacre of forty women of the harem as well as the blinding and killing of almost all the sons of the daughters of
After the event, Dilaram became the most influential
Sponsorings
Dilaram Khanum sponsored the construction of two schools, in 1645/6 and 1647/8 respectively.[5] The "Jaddeh caravanserai" (Jaddeh means grandmother) in Isfahan, constructed during the vizierate of Saru Taqi and being one of the largest in the city, referred to Dilaram Khanum, the grandmother of king Abbas II.[3] In total, there are two caravanserais in Isfahan that are attributed to Dilaram Khanum's sponsoring.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Blow 2009, p. 232.
- ^ Bierbrier 1997, pp. 249–250.
- ^ a b Babaie et al. 2004, p. 104.
- ^ a b Blow 2009, p. 229.
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 87.
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 88.
Sources
- Babaie, Sussan; Babayan, Kathryn; Baghdiantz-McCabe, Ina; ISBN 978-0857716866.
- Bierbrier, Morris (1997). "The Descendants of Theodora Comnena of Trebizond". The Genealogist. 11 (2).
- Blow, David (2009). Shah Abbas: The Ruthless King Who became an Iranian Legend. London, UK: I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. p. 20. LCCN 2009464064.
- Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. p. 186. ISBN 978-0857716613.