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tribes which provided crack troops for Safavid guard. In 1516-1527, he served as the governor (''hakem'') of the Erivan Province (also known as Chokhur-e Sa'd). From 1524 to 1527, he was a powerful regent to

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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 ...

, who was then underage. Div Sultan Rumlu had summer quarters at Lar Valley in the

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Mountains. He was killed in a power struggle in 1527.

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* Safavid generals Safavid governors of Erivan Year of birth missing 1527 deaths Field marshals of Iran Rumlu Vakils of Safavid Iran Iranian Turkmen people Commanders-in-chief of Safavid Iran 16th-century people of Safavid Iran {{Iran-politician-stub