Hossein Ali Beg Bayat

Hossein Ali Beg Bayat
Hossein Ali Beg Bayat as engraved by Aegidius Sadeler in Prague, 1601.
Safavid ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire
MonarchAbbas I
Safavid ambassador to the Tsardom of Russia
MonarchAbbas I
Safavid ambassador to Habsburg Spain
MonarchAbbas I
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OccupationDiplomat

Hossein Ali Beg Bayat was a Safavid diplomat from the Turkoman Bayat clan, who served as the ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire, the Russian Tsardom, Habsburg Spain and several other royal and noble courts during the reign of king Abbas I (r. 1588–1628), and was part of the first Safavid embassy to Europe.