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Mirza Mohammad Talish
Mirza Mohammad Mihrani ( fa, میرزا محمد مهرانی) known as Mirza Mohammad Talish ( fa, 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. Mirza Mohammad was the governor of Astara, and later became the Safavid governor of Yazd. He was married to a sister of Sultan-Ali Beg Chākirlu, the Aq Qoyunlu governor of Ardabil. Mirza Mohammad appears in sources from 1500. He rebuked his serving official, Hamzeh Beg, for attempting to assassinate Ismail I () 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. Under Shah Ismail, he was ranked among the Qizilbash Qizilbash or Kizilbash ( az, Qızılbaş; ota, قزيل باش; fa, قزلب ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safavid Talish
The region of Talish was a governorate of the Safavid Iran (1501–1736), located in the greater Talish, present-day divided between Iran and Azerbaijan countries. The territory of the governorate was principally made up of the two subordinate governorates of "Astara" and "Lankaran". The city of Astara was its administrative center, the base of Safavid power in the region. Historiography Primary sources There is little information about the History of Talish in the early modern period. In contrast to other regions of the Persianate world, no Talish-based chronicles were written during the Safavid era. Two Persian chronicles were written after northern Talish became a Russian province. The first is the '' Akhbār Nāmeh'' (1882) (i.e., ''The Chronicle''), written by Mirza Ahmad ibn Mirza Khodāverdi. Another local chronicle is '' Javāher Nāmeh-ye Lankarān'' (1869) (i.e., ''The Jewel Book of Lankaran''), written by Saeid-Ali ibn Kazem Beg Borādigāhi (1800–1872). Anothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
