Khadem Beg Talish
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Khadem Beg Talish | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Baghdad | |
| In office 1508–1514 | |
| Monarch | Ismail I |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 23 August 1514 |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Resting place | Ardebil, Iran |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Safavid Iran |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Chaldiran † |
Khadem Beg Talish (Persian: خادم بیگ تالش; died 23 August 1514) was a Sufi and military commander of Talysh origin, who served the Safavid order, and later the dynasty established by the order, the Safavid dynasty. Khadem Beg was a retainer of Soltan Ali Safavi and his brother Ismail Mirza, when they were child,[1] and an important advisor to the Shah Ismail I (r. 1501–1524).[2]
He died in the Battle of Chaldiran.[1]
Khadem Beg served in many of the campaigns of Shah Ismail, especially in one against Arabian Iraq.[1] In 1508, the Shah conquered Baghdad and made him the first Safavid governor of Baghdad and the whole province, an office which included the task of supervising the Holy shrine of Karbala.[3][4] Before holding governorship of Baghdad, he was Amir-e Divan (later called Divan-beigi) of the Safavid Empire.[5]
He also held the position of Khalifat al-Khulafa of the Safavid order from 1498.[6]
Family
Yadegar Ali Sultan Talish, Khadem Beg's grandson, became Khalifat al-Khulafa for a brief time in 1626–1627 and succeeded by his son, Badr Khan Sultan Talish.[7]