Mihrab Khan
Safavid military commander (died 1649)
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Mihrab Khan (died 1649) was a military commander in Safavid Iran. A member of the Mirimanidze clan, he is first mentioned as serving as the governor of Bost during an unknown date. Later, he was appointed as the governor of Astarabad, and in 1649 was appointed as the governor of the newly captured city of Kandahar, where he died during the same year. In Kandahar, he was succeeded by his Georgian kinsman Otar Beg.
Mihrab Khan surrendering the keys of Bost to Qulij Khan
Surrendering in the Siege of Bost
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MonarchSafi
Preceded byRezaqoli Soltan Siyah-Mansur
Succeeded byDust 'Ali Khan Zanganeh
MonarchAbbas II
Mihrab Khan | |
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._Attributed_to_Murad._Mughal,_ca._1646._Musée_Guimet,_Paris.jpg) Surrender of Mihrab Khan to the Mughal general Qulij Khan Turani at the Siege of Bost (1638).[1] Musée Guimet (MA 3318) | |
| Governor of Bost | |
| Assumed office 1638 | |
| Monarch | Safi |
| Preceded by | Rezaqoli Soltan Siyah-Mansur |
| Succeeded by | Dust 'Ali Khan Zanganeh |
| Governor of Astarabad | |
| In office 1642–1648 | |
| Monarch | Abbas II |
| Preceded by | Hosayn Khan b. Zaman Beg Mazandarani |
| Succeeded by | Allahverdi Khan (Armenian) |
| Governor of Kandahar | |
| In office 1649–Unknown | |
| Preceded by | Mughal rule |
| Succeeded by | Otar Beg |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1649 |
| Clan | Mirimanidze |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Safavid Iran |