Safiqoli Beg, later known as Safiqoli Khan (d. 1679), was a Safavid official and ''

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of the Saakadze family, Safiqoli was a son of the former '' sepahsalar'' (commander-in-chief), Rostam Khan (c. 1588 – 1 March 1643) and a brother of Bijan Beg, sometime governor of the

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Province. Safiqoli Khan also served for some time as '' Divan-beigi'' (chancellor, chief justice). Safiqoli had a son named

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, another high-ranking Saakadze figure, and a namesake to Safiqoli's father.

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