Philippe Colombe (died March 1722) was a

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army officer, most famous for his command of the

Safavid Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

artillery corps during the reign of Soltan Husayn.

Biography

A native of

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, Colombe had served in the army of the

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before moving to Safavid Iran. Entering service under

Sultan Husayn Soltan Hoseyn ( fa, شاه سلطان حسین, Soltān-Hoseyn; 1668 – 9 September 1727) was the Safavid shah of Iran from 1694 to 1722. He was the son and successor of Shah Solayman (). Born and raised in the royal harem, Soltan Hoseyn ascen ...

(r. 1694–1722), Colombe came to be at the head of the empire's military

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. During the decisive battle against the rebellious Afghans in March 1722, at Gulnabad, Colombe was in command of the artillery corps (although he was nominally under Ahmad Khan, the ''

tupchi-bashi The Tupchi-bashi ("head of the tupchis") was the commander of the Safavid Empire's artillery corps. He was responsible for the artillery battery (''tup-khaneh'') and needed materials in relation to the artillery pieces as well. The ''tupchi-bash ...

''), which hosted 24 cannons. During the battle, Colombe and his corps were left without protection, which resulted in them getting frantically attacked by the Afghans, and killed.

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