Allahverdi Khan | |
|---|---|
 Allahverdi Khan (seated center right) with his son Emamqoli Khan (seated center left). From a Jarunnameh of Qadri. Isfahan style, dated 1697 | |
| Governor of Fars | |
| In office 1595-6 – 1613 | |
| Monarchs | Abbas I, Safi |
| Preceded by | Farhad Khan Qaramanlu |
| Succeeded by | Imam Quli Khan (Safavid governor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1560 |
| Died | 3 June 1613 |
| Relatives | Daud Khan Undiladze (son) Imam-Quli Khan (son) Safiqoli Khan Undiladze (grandson) Jafarqoli Khan (great-grandson) |
| Clan | Undiladze |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Safavid Iran |
| Years of service | 1570s(?)–1613 |
| Battles/wars | |
Allahverdi Khan (Persian: اللهوردی خان, Georgian: ალავერდი-ხანი; c. 1560 – June 3, 1613) was an Iranian general and statesman of Georgian origin who, initially a gholām ("military slave"), rose to high office in the Safavid state.
Iskandar Beg Munshi, the Safavid court historian at the time, describes him as "one of the most powerful statesman to hold office under this dynasty", and a "man of great forbearance, modest and chaste.”[1] Shah Abbas I demonstrated his genuine respect and affection for him by personally supervising the funeral arrangements, and by going to his house the day after his death to offer his personal condolences to his family.[1]
- ^ a b Savory 1985, pp. 891–892.