Abdollah Khan Ustajlu (died 1566/67) was a high-ranking

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dignitary of Turkoman origin, who served during the reign of king

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(1524-1576). He successively held the posts of '' amir al-omarāʾ'' (commander-in-chief) and ''divanbegi'' (chancellor, chief justice), before becoming the governor of

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from 1549 until 1565 or 1566.

Biography

Abdollah Khan was a son of Qara Khan Ustajlu by his wife, a sister of king

Ismail I Ismail I ( fa, اسماعیل, Esmāʿīl, ; July 17, 1487 – May 23, 1524), also known as Shah Ismail (), was the founder of the Safavid dynasty of Safavid Iran, Iran, ruling as its King of Kings (''Shahanshah'') from 1501 to 1524. His re ...

(r. 1501-1524), and was thus a nephew to Ismail's successor and son Tahmasp I. He married a Safavid princess himself as well, a daughter of Ismail I with the name of Pari Khan Khanum. In 1549, having already served as ''amir-al-omarāʾ'' and ''divanbegi'', he was appointed governor of Shirvan, a post he held for numerous years. in 1562-1563, Abdollah Khan sent envoys to the capital of the

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, to conduct discussions about trade. In the 1560s, Abdollah Khan granted the

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trading privileges, whose mission to Safavid Iran at the time was led by

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. Abdollah Khan's grandson, Salman Khan Ustajlu b. Shah-Qoli Mirza (died 1623-1624), became one of the "highest and richest dignitaries of the state" on his turn.

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