Bektash Khan (governor of Baghdad)

Bektash Khan
Governor of Baghdad
In office
1631–1638
MonarchSafi of Persia
Preceded bySafiqoli Khan
Succeeded byOttoman governors
Personal details
Died1639
RelativesSafiqoli Khan (nephew)
OccupationMilitary leader, official
ClanMirimanidze
Military service
Allegiance Safavid Iran
Battles/warsOttoman–Safavid War of 1623–1639

Bektash Khan (Persian: بکتاش خان), also known as Bektash Khan Gorji (Persian: بکتاش خان گرجی) (died 1639), was a Safavid official and gholam who served as the governor (beglarbeg) of Baghdad between 1631 and 1638, during the reign of Shah (King) Safi (r. 1629–1642). His tenure was brought to an end in 1638 when the Ottomans captured the city during the ongoing Ottoman-Safavid War of 1623-39.