Abdollah Khan Ustajlu

Farman in Persian by Shah Tahmasp I appointing the theologian 'Abd al-Razzaq Mir Sultan as sadr of the province Shirvan, in which the region of Shaki is to be integrated. Tahmasp also orders the governor Abdollah Khan to promote and strengthen Twelver Shia Islam in this area. Dated 1550

Abdollah Khan Ustajlu (died 1566/67) was a high-ranking Iranian dignitary of Turkoman origin, who served during the reign of king (shah) Tahmasp I (1524-1576). He successively held the posts of amir al-omarāʾ (commander-in-chief) and divanbegi (chancellor, chief justice), before becoming the governor of Shirvan from 1549 until 1565 or 1566.[A]

  1. ^ a b Floor 2008, p. 285.
  2. ^ Nashat & Beck 2003, p. 145.
  3. ^ Newman 2008, p. 168.


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