The
Tofangchi-aghasi, also spelled Tufangchi-aqasi, and otherwise known as the Tofangchi-bashi, 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
musketeer
A musketeer (french: mousquetaire) was a type of soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern warfare particularly in Europe as they normally comprised the majority of their infantry. The musketeer was a pre ...
corps. The ''tofangchi-aghasi'' was assisted by numerous officers, i.e. ''minbashis'', ''yuzbashis'', ''dahbashis'', as well as an administrative staff (i.e. ''vizier'', ''mostoufi''). Though the ''tofangchi-aghasi'' was considered to be a high-ranking office on paper, ''de facto'', it was one of the lowest on the "military totem-pole" compared to the other commanding offices. Nevertheless, the post was generally held by
scions of noble families.
List of ''Tofangchi-aghasis''
Reign of
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 ...
*
Mirza Shah Hosein (1516)
Reign of
Tahmasp I
Tahmasp I ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb or ; 22 February 1514 – 14 May 1576) was the second shah of Safavid Iran from 1524 to 1576. He was the eldest son of Ismail I and his principal consort, Tajlu Khanum. Ascending the throne after t ...
* Kur Hasan (1529)
* ?
* Mir Saheb-e Qoshun (1576)
Reign of
Ismail II
Ismail II (; Born Ismail Mirza; 31 May 1537 – 24 November 1577) was the third Shah of Safavid Iran from 1576 to 1577. He was the second son of Tahmasp I with his principal consort, Sultanum Begum. By the orders of Tahmasp, Ismail spent twent ...
* Mir Saheb-e Qoshun (1576)
* ?
Reign of
Mohammad Khodabanda
Mohammad Khodabanda (also spelled Khodabandeh; fa, شاه محمد خدابنده, born 1532; died 1595 or 1596), was the fourth Safavid shah of Iran from 1578 until his overthrow in 1587 by his son Abbas I. Khodabanda had succeeded his brothe ...
* ?
Reign of Abbas I
* Esma'il Beg (1614-1615)
* Zaman Beg (1629)
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 ...
*
Rostam Beg (1630)
* Mir Fatteh Qumesheh'i (1634-1635)
* Aqa Taher (1635-1643)
Reign of Abbas II
* Aqa Taher (1635-1643)
* Qalander Soltan Chuleh (1643-1661)
* Budaq Soltan (1661-1668)
Reign of Suleiman I
* Budaq Soltan (1661-1668)
*
Sheikh 'Ali Khan Zanganeh (1668-1669)
* Abbas Beg Zanganeh (1669-1670)
*
Kaykhosrow Khan (1670-1674)
* Hajji 'Ali Khan Zanganeh (1674-1691)
* Eshaq Khan (?)
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 ...
* Eshaq Khan (?)
* Musa Khan (1711-1715)
* Hosein Ali Khan (1717-1720)
* Mohammad Ali Khan Mokri (1720-1722)
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 ...
* Ahmad Khan (1723)
* Shahverdi Khan Cheshmkazik (1724)
Notes
Sources
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* {{cite book, last1=Matthee, first1=Rudi, title=Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan, date=2012, publisher=I.B.Tauris, isbn=978-1845117450, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fFaw4od7nfUC, page=258
Tofangchi-aghasi
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