Mirza Hedayatollah
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Mirza Hedayatollah (Persian: میرزا هدایتالله) was a bureaucrat in Safavid Iran, who served as the grand vizier of Mohammad Khodabanda (r. 1578–1587) from 1583 to 1586.[1] Before his promotion, he had served as the mostowfi ol-mamalek (chief accountant).[2] After his tenure as grand vizier, he was appointed as the fiscal manager of Isfahan. Under the rule of Shah Abbas I (r. 1587–1629), the distribution of tuyul (land grants) within the royal camp were overseen by Mirza Hedayatolllah.[3] During Shah Abbas I's pilgrimage to Mashhad in 1601–1602, Mirza Hedayatollah accompanied the royal party and conducted a measurement of the route from Isfahan.[4]
A member of the Khuzani family, Mirza Hedayatollah was a son of Mirza Jan Beg Khuzani.[5] During this period, Mirza Hedayatollah likely acted as the main representative of the family in Isfahan, as his brother Mirza Yar Ahmad Khuzani had moved to Sistan in 1556/57 to serve as the vizier of Badi-al Zaman Mirza Safavi.[4]