List of Safavid grand viziers
| grand vizier of Safavid Iran | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | The Shah |
| Formation | 1501 |
| First holder | Amir Zakariya |
| Final holder | Rajab-Ali Khan |
| Abolished | 8 March 1736 |
This is the list of grand viziers (vazīr-e azam) of Safavid Iran.
List of grand viziers
Notes
^ a: Khalifeh Soltan at first declined the offer of being vizier once again, but later accepted shortly after.[14]
^ b: After the death of Shaykh Ali Khan Zangana, it took shah Suleiman I almost two years to appoint a new vizier.[15]
References
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 16.
- ^ Savory 2007, p. 38.
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 22.
- ^ a b Newman 2008, p. 27.
- ^ Mitchell 2009, p. 88.
- ^ Mitchell 2009, p. 155.
- ^ Mitchell 2009, p. 162.
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 17.
- ^ a b Mitchell 2009, p. 163.
- ^ a b Babaie 2004, pp. 42–43.
- ^ Matthee 2011, p. 46.
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 132.
- ^ Newman 2008, p. 95.
- ^ Matthee 2010, pp. 383–384.
- ^ Matthee 2011, p. 72.
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