Roger M. Savory
- AMĪR-AL-OMARĀʾ
AMĪR-AL-OMARĀʾ, literally, “commander of commanders,” hence “supreme commander,” a military title found from the early 4th/10th century onwards, first in…
- ALLĀHVERDĪ KHAN (1)
ALLĀHVERDĪ KHAN (d.1022/1613), a Georgian ḡolām who rose to high office in the Safavid state. In order to counterbalance the…
- ʿALĪ MĪRZĀ
ʿALĪ MĪRZĀ (d. 899/1494), eldest son of Shaikh Ḥaydar, head of the Safavid ṭarīqa, and ʿAlamšāh Begom, daughter of the…
- ʿĀLAMĀRĀ-YE ʿABBĀSĪ
ʿĀLAMĀRĀ-YE ʿABBĀSĪ, a Safavid chronicle written by Eskandar Beg Monšī (b. ca. 968/1560, d. ca. 1042/1632). The work, which is…
- ʿALĀʾ-AL-DAWLA ḎUʾL-QADAR
ʿALĀʾ-AL-DAWLA ḎU’L-QADAR, early 9th/15th century ruler of Maṛʿaš and Albestān in the kingdom of Little Armenia, east of the Taurus…
- AḤMAD SOLṬĀN AFŠĀR
AḤMAD SOLṬĀN AFŠĀR, Qizilbāš amir in the Safavid service. He is first mentioned under the orders of Amir Khan Mawṣellū,…
- AḤDĀṮ, WOJŪH-E
AḤDĀṮ, WOJŪH-E, fines collected in Safavid times by the officers of the night watch (aḥdāṯ), who were under the supervision…
- ʿABBĀS III
ʿABBĀS III, son of Shah Ṭahmāsp II, roi fainéant of the Safavid dynasty. After the deposition of his father by…
- ʿABBĀS (II) [1982]
ʿABBĀS II, king of Iran (1052-77/1642-66) of the Safavid dynasty. The son of Shah Ṣafī, he was born on 18…
- ʿABBĀS I
ʿABBĀS I, styled “the Great,” king of Iran (996-1038/1588-1629) of the Safavid dynasty, third son and successor of Solṭān Moḥammad…
- EBN BAZZĀZ
EBN BAZZĀZ, DARVĪŠ TAWAKKOLĪ b. Esmāʿīl b. Ḥājī Ardabīlī, author of the Ṣafwat al-ṣafāʾ, a biography of Shaikh Ṣafī-al-Dīn Esḥāq…
- CARPETS i. Introductory survey
CARPETS i. Introductory Survey The history of Persian carpet manufacture is fraught with unproved hypotheses, rash assumptions, and confident assertions…
- ʿALĪ-QOLĪ KHAN ŠĀMLŪ
ʿALĪ-QOLĪ KHAN ŠĀMLŪ B. SOLṬĀN ḤOSAYN KHAN B. DŪRMĪŠ KHAN (d. 977/1589), Safavid governor of Herat and guardian of the…
- COURTS AND COURTIERS vi. In the Safavid period
COURTS AND COURTIERS vi. In the Safavid period The organization of the court and its administration. Some ninety years ago…
- ESMĀʿĪL I ṢAFAWĪ
ESMĀʿĪL I ṢAFAWĪ (اسماعیل صفوی ), SHAH ABU’L-MOẒAFFAR b. Shaikh Ḥaydar b. Shaikh Jonayd, founder of the Safavid dynasty, born…
- ESKANDAR BEG TORKAMĀN MONŠĪ
ESKANDAR BEG TORKAMĀN MONŠĪ, author of Tārīḵ-e ʿālamārā-ye ʿabbāsī (q.v.), a history of the reign of Shah ʿAbbās I. Internal…
- EŠĪK-ĀQĀSĪ-BĀŠĪ
EŠĪK-ĀQĀSĪ-BĀŠĪ (or Īšīk-āqāsī-bāšī), the title of two officials in the Safavid central administration, namely ešīk-āqāsī-bāšī-e dīvān, and ešīk-āqāsī-bāšī-e ḥaram. The…
- EMĀMQOLĪ KHAN
EMĀMQOLĪ KHAN, son of the celebrated Georgian ḡolām Allāhverdī Khan (q.v.). Emāmˊqolī Khan is first mentioned as governor of Lār…
- DŪRMEŠ, KHAN
DŪRMEŠ (or Dormeš) KHAN b. ʿAbdī Beg TAVĀČĪ ŠĀMLŪ, powerful Qezelbāš amir, brother-in-law and confidant of Shah Esmāʿīl I (907-30/1501-24;…
- DĪVĀNBEGĪ
DĪVĀNBEGĪ i. The Timurid period. ii. The Safavid period. i. THE TIMURID PERIOD Dīvānbegī was the designation for the…
- DĪV SOLṬĀN
DĪVSOLṬĀN, title of ʿALĪ BEG RŪMLŪ, a qezelbāš officer first mentioned at the battle of Šarūr (907/1501), in which the…
- DĀḠESTĀNĪ, FATḤ ʿALĪ KHAN
DĀḠESTĀNĪ, fatḥ-ʿalǰ khan b. Alqāṣ Mīrzā b. Ildirim Khan Šamḵāl, grand vizier (wazīr-e aʿẓam, eʿtemād-al-dawla) under Shah Solṭān-Ḥosayn I Ṣafawī…
- ČERĀḠ KHAN ZĀHEDĪ
ČERĀḠ KHAN ZĀHEDĪ b. Shaikh Šarīf, a descendant of Shaikh Zāhed Gīlānī (q.v.), the celebrated moršed (spiritual director) of Shaikh…
- ČAHĀRBĀḠ-E EṢFAHĀN
Č(AH)ĀRBĀḠ-E EṢFAHĀN, the name of a broad avenue (maximum width 48 m/52 yards) which was a key feature of the…
- ḤOSAYN KHAN ŠĀMLU
ḤOSAYN KHAN ŠĀMLU, b. ʿAbdi Beg Šāmlu, Safavid governor (d. 941/1535), brother of Durmeš Khan Šāmlu (q.v.) and a nephew…