Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi
Safavid grand vizier in 1523–1524
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Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi (Persian: جلال الدین محمد تبریزی) was a bureaucrat in Safavid Iran, who served as the grand vizier of Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) and Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) from 1523 to 1524.
Jalal al-Din Mohammad Tabrizi | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Safavid Empire | |
| In office 1523–1524 | |
| Monarchs | Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) |
| Preceded by | Mirza Shah Hossein |
| Succeeded by | Qadi Jahan Qazvini |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1524 |
Biography
Jalal al-Din Mohammad was a member of the Kujuji family from Tabriz.[1] He was said to have been "unsurpassed" in formal correspondence while serving in the chancellery.[2] After Mirza Shah Hossein was killed in 1523, Jalal al-Din Mohammad succeeded him as grand vizier.[3] He was linked to the alliance between the Shamlu and Ustajlu tribes.[1] After the death of Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) in 1524, Jalal al-Din Mohammad was killed by rebellious members of the Rumlu tribe. He was succeeded by Qadi Jahan Qazvini.[1]
Like many other of his family members, Jalal al-Din Mohammad also wrote poetry. According to the contemporary Safavid court historian Iskandar Beg Munshi, Jalal al-Din Mohammad composed a ruba'i for his friend:[4]
Oh, light of my two world-enlightening eyes you left and my days have turned dark as the night
We two have been like two candles together the days have killed you, while I am still burning