Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani
Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani | |
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Sultan Husayn | |
| Preceded by | Shahqoli Khan Zanganeh |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Qoli Khan Shamlu |
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| Born | 1673/1674 Zanganeh noblewoman |
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| Relatives | Lotf-Ali Khan Daghestani (nephew & brother-in-law) |
Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani (
A member of an aristocratic Lezgian family native to Daghestan, Daghestani was unlike the earlier Safavid grand viziers, a Sunnite, which was a religious sect of Islam that often faced persecution from the Safavid state. Although this did not stop Daghestani from rising in power and influence—in July 1716, he was appointed as grand vizier by the indecisive and weak Sultan Husayn, who had little interest in political affairs, thus letting Daghestani take care of most of the affairs of the country.
This, however, resulted in Daghestani making a lot of enemies, who eventually in 1720 had Daghestani removed from power by a ruse. He was thereafter blinded and exiled in Shiraz, where he later died. He was succeeded by Mohammad Qoli Khan Shamlu.
Family
Daghestani was a son of
Biography
Daghestani was appointed as grand vizier in ca. 1716, thus succeeding the
At this time,
They also cautioned the shah that Daghestani's daughter was married to Hosaynqoli Khan's half-brother
On 8 December 1720, the
References
- ^ a b Matthee 2012, p. 206.
- ^ a b Floor 2001, pp. 87–88.
- ^ a b c d e f Savory 1993, pp. 576–577.
- ^ Floor 2008, p. 283.
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 107.
Sources
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- 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. 152–253, 257, 278–279, 281, 283, 287. ISBN 978-1933823232.
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- Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. VI, Fasc. 6. pp. 576–577.
- Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–281. ISBN 9780857716613.
- ISBN 978-0521042512.
- Roemer, H.R. (1986). "The Safavid period". The Cambridge History of Iran, Volume 5: The Timurid and Safavid periods. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 189–351. ISBN 9780521200943.
Further reading
- Matthee, Rudi (2004). "The Rise and Fall of Fath 'Ali Khân Dâghestânî, Grand Vizier under Shâh Soltân Hoseyn Safavî (1127/1715-1133/1720)". Studia Iranica. 33 (2): 179–220. .