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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 ...
Killi Kechi Beg, also known as Kechi Beg, is an archaeological site located in the Quetta Valley of Balochistan, Pakistan. [1] The site can be traced back to 3800–3200 BCE, during the developed Neolithic era of the pre– Harappan Indus Valley Civilizations. [2] Based on ceramics from the region that are on exhibit at the Central Asian ...
In 1536, Murat Bey Tardić was charged by Suleiman the Magnificent with 8,000 men to lay siege to the Klis Fortress under Petar Kružić. [1] He was successful in the Siege of Klis, occupying it in 1537. [9] For his military services he was put in charge of the Klis Sanjak with the title Beg. As the first Sanjak-Bey of Klis, he built a notable ...
Sadiqi Beg, also referred to as Sadiqi Beg Afshar was a painter, poet, biographer, draftsman, soldier and miniaturist of the Safavid period. [1] Born in Tabriz in 1533, he spent a number of years as a wandering dervish before settling in Qazwin where he occupied several positions in the royal court. Ultimately, he was dismissed from a post in ...
Rustam Beg. Coin of Sultan Rustam. Rustam Beg Bayandur (persian: رستم بیگ بایندر) was an Aq Qoyunlu prince, and one of the contesters in 1492–1497 during the dynastic struggle that had erupted following the death of Ya'qub Beg ( r. 1478–1490 ). He was deposed by his cousin Ahmad Beg.
Nawruz Beg succeeded to the throne after the murder of his predecessor Qulpa and the latter's two sons, in February 1360. Nawruz Beg's antecedents are uncertain. Many modern authors simply repeat his claim to have been a son of Jani Beg, but the reputable medieval author Khwandamir explicitly indicates that Nawruz Beg was a pretended son of Jani Beg.
Sources. Bijan Beg (son of Rostam Khan) For the earlier official and Bijan's grandfather, see Bijan Beg Saakadze. Bijan Beg ( Bezhan, Bizhan; fl. 17th-century) was a Safavid official and gholam of Georgian origin. He served as a governor ( beglarbeg) of Azerbaijan during the reign of king Suleiman I (r. 1666–1694).
Shādī Beg fled, first to (old) Astrakhan, then to Shirvan. Here, Shādī Beg received asylum from the local ruler (Shirwānshāh) Ibrāhīm, who recognized him as khan and issued coins in his name until 1409. Edigu, who had made Tīmūr Qutluq's son Pūlād khan in Shādī Beg's place, demanded the fugitive khan's extradition, but was met ...