Mirza Mohammad Talish

Not to be confused with Mohammad Beg Talish.
Mirza Mohammad Talish
Governor of Astara
BornMirza Mohammad Mihrani
Died942 AH[1] / 1535–6 AD
Burial
Pir Qotb al-Din cemetery,
Baghcheh Sara, Astara, Iran[1] 38°26′51.5112″N 48°49′33.41964″E / 38.447642000°N 48.8259499000°E / 38.447642000; 48.8259499000
HouseMihranids[1]
FatherQobad[1]
Military career
AllegianceSafavid Iran
Battles / warsBattle of Marv

Mirza Mohammad Mihrani (Persian: میرزا محمد مهرانی)[1] known as Mirza Mohammad Talish (Persian: میرزا محمد تالش) was an Iranian nobleman and prominent military commander of Talysh origin. He was a descendant of Mihranids and his ancestors were the hereditary governors of Astara.[2] Mirza Mohammad was the governor of Astara, and later became the Safavid governor of Yazd.[3] He was married to a sister of Sultan-Ali Beg Chākirlu, the Aq Qoyunlu governor of Ardabil.[4]

Mirza Mohammad appears in sources from 1500.[5] He rebuked his serving official, Hamzeh Beg, for attempting to assassinate Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) during his residence in Talish, but soon weakened in his own support. He was intending to betray Ismail but was dissuaded by another follower of Ismail. He was a very active campaigner for the Shah Ismail and participated in numerous expeditions.[5] Under Shah Ismail, he was ranked among the Qizilbash tiyūl-holders.[4] It is not clear whether he remained the government of Astara since he appeared in command of qurchi troops of Talish during these campaigns.[5]

Another post that he held during Ismail's reign, was the superintendent of the Safavid Shrine.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e Neʿmatollahi 2002, pp. 83.
  2. ^ Neʿmatollahi 2002, pp. 180, 615.
  3. ^ Nasiri 2008, p. 301.
  4. ^ a b Ghereghlou 2017, p. 819.
  5. ^ a b c Reid 1983, p. 155.
  6. ^ Ghereghlou 2017, p. 812.