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Qollar-aghasi The Qollar-aghasi, also spelled Qullar-aqasi, was the commander of the Safavid Empire's élite '' gholam'' (also spelled ''ghulam'') corps. The word means ''lord of slaves'' in Azeri (''qullar'' means 'slaves' and ''ağası'' means 'lord of'). ...

, also spelled Qullar-aqasi, was the commander of the

Safavid Empire 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 ...

's élite ''

gholam Ghulam ( ar, غلام, ) is an Arabic word meaning ''servant'', ''assistant'', ''boy'', or ''youth''. It is used to describe young servants in paradise. It is also used to refer to slave-soldiers in the Abbasid, Ottoman, Safavid and to a lesse ...

'' (also spelled ''ghulam'') corps. The word means ''lord of slaves'' in

Azeri Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic peoples, Turkic people living mainly in Azerbaijan (Iran), northwestern Iran and the Azerbaijan, Republi ...

(''qullar'' means 'slaves' and ''ağası'' means 'lord of'). The holder of the office was one of the most powerful individuals in the entire Safavid state, and in fact by the end of the Safavid-era, he was the most important military official after the ''

qurchi-bashi The Qurchi-bashi ( fa, قورچی‌باشی‌), also spelled Qorchi-bashi (), was the head of the '' qurchis'', the royal bodyguard of the Safavid shah. There were also ''qurch-bashis'' who were stationed in some of the provinces and cities. T ...

''.

List of ''Qollar-aghasis''

Reign of Abbas I

* Yulqoli Beg (1590) *

Allahverdi Khan Allahverdi Khan ( fa, اللّه وردی خان, ka, ალავერდი-ხანი) (c. 1560 – June 3, 1613) was an Iranian general and statesman of Georgian origin who, initially a '' gholām'' ("military slave"), rose to high offic ...

(1591) *

Qarachaqay Khan Qarachaqay Khan ( fa, قرچغای خان; died 1625) was a military commander in Safavid Iran of Armenian origin. He was known for his great collection of porcelain items and loyal service to Shah Abbas I. Qarachaqay Khan was killed while comm ...

(1617-1624) * Khosrow Mirza (1629-1632)

Reign of
Shah Safi Sam Mirza ( fa, سام میرزا) (161112 May 1642), better known by his dynastic name of Shah Safi ( fa, شاه صفی), was the sixth Safavid shah (king) of Iran, ruling from 1629 to 1642. Early life Safi was given the name Sam Mirza when ...

* Khosrow Mirza (1629-1632) * Siyavosh Beg (1632-1655)

Reign of Abbas II

* Siyavosh Beg (1632-1655) *

(1655-1663) * Jamshid Khan (1663-1667)

Reign of Suleiman I

* Jamshid Khan (1663-1667) * Kaykhosrow Khan (prior to 1693) * Mansur Khan (prior to 1693) * Isa Beg (1693) * Aslamas Beg (1693-1695)

Reign of
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 ...

* Aslamas Beg (1693-1695) * Musa Khan (1701) *

Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani ( fa, فتحعلی خان داغستانی), was a Lezgian nobleman, who served as the Grand Vizier of the Safavid ''shah'' (king) Sultan Husayn (r. 1694–1722) from 1716 to 1720. A member of an aristocratic Lezgian fam ...

(?-1715) * Safiqoli Khan (1715-1717) * Rostam Khan (1717-1722) * Ahmad Agha (1722) * Bakar Mirza (Shahnavaz) (1722)

Reign of
Tahmasp II Tahmasp II ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb or ; 1704? – 11 February 1740) was one of the last Safavid rulers of Persia (Iran). Name "Tahmasp" ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb) is a New Persian name, ultimately derived from Old ...

* Mohammad Ali Khan (1724) * Mohammad Mo'men Beg (1730-1732)

Reign of
Abbas III Abbas III (January 1732 – February 1740) ( fa, شاه عباس سوم) was a son of Shah Tahmasp II and Shahpari Begum of the Safavid dynasty and reigned from 1732 to 1736. After the deposition of his father by Nader Khan (the future Nader ...

* Mohammad Mo'men Beg (1730-1732) * Rezaqoli Khan (1733) * Mohammad-Ali (1734-1736)

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* * * {{cite encyclopedia , article = ARMY iii. Safavid Period , last = Haneda , first = M. , authorlink = , encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. II, Fasc. 5 , url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/army-iii , pages = 503–506 , location = , publisher = , year = 1986 , isbn = Qollar-aghasi Iranian military-related lists Lists of office-holders in Iran