Khadem Beg Talish | |
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Governor of Baghdad | |
In office 1508–1514 | |
Monarch | Ismail I |
Personal details | |
Died | 23 August 1514 Chaldoran, Safavid Iran |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Resting place | Ardebil, Iran |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Safavid Iran |
Battles/wars | Battle of Chaldiran † |
Khadem Beg Talish ( Persian: خادم بیگ تالش) (died 1514) was a Sufi and military commander of Talysh origin, who served the Safavid order, and later the dynasty established by the order, the Safavid dynasty. Khadem Beg was a retainer of Soltan Ali Safavi and his brother Ismail Mirza, when they were child, [1] and an important advisor to the Shah Ismail ( r. 1501–1524). [2]
He died in the Battle of Chaldiran. [1]
Khadem Beg served in many of the campaigns of Shah Ismail, especially in one against Arabian Iraq. [1] In 1508, the Shah conquered Baghdad and made him as first governor of Baghdad and the whole province, an office which included the task of supervising the Holy shrine of Karbala. [3] [4] Before holding governorship of Baghdad, he was Amir-e Divan (later called Divan-beigi) of the Safavid Empire. [5]
He also held the position of Khalifat al-Khulafa of Safavid order from 1498. [6]
Yadegar Ali Sultan Talish, Khadem Beg's grandson, became Khalifat al-Khulafa for a brief in 1626–1627 and succeeded by his son, Badr Khan Sultan Talish. [7]