Jamshid Khan | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Semnan | |
| In office 1646–1656 | |
| Preceded by | Manuchehr Beg |
| Succeeded by | Geda Ali Beg Qajar |
| Governor of Astarabad | |
| In office 1656–1664 | |
| Preceded by | Hajji Manuchehr Khan |
| Succeeded by | Jafarqoli Khan |
| Governor of Qandahar | |
| In office <1665–Unknown | |
| Preceded by | Mansur Khan |
| Succeeded by | Zal Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1667 |
| Parent | Hajji Manuchehr Khan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Safavid Iran |
Jamshid Khan was a 17th-century Safavid military commander and official. Of "unclear origins", he was the son of a certain Hajji Manuchehr Khan, a gholam and sometime governor of Shirvan and Astarabad. Jamshid Khan served as the commander of the élite gholam corps (qollar-aghasi) in 1663–1667. He also served as the governor (hakem) of Semnan in 1646–1656, of Astarabad (beglarbeg) in 1656–1664, and of Qandahar (beglarbeg) sometime after 1663.[a]
Especially due to the high office of qollar-aghasi, Jamshid Khan yielded considerable influence in the Safavid state which was evident by the later tenure of grand vizier Mirza Mohammad Karaki (1661-1691), when the latter's power trailed that of Jamshid Khan. He died in 1667.
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