Jani Beg Khan Shamlu (Persian: جانی بیگ خان شاملو; died 15 October 1645) was the eshik-aqasi-bashi (master of ceremony) and qurchi-bashi (commander of the royal bodyguard) under the Safavid shahs (kings) of Iran, Safi (r. 1629–1642) and Abbas II (r. 1642–1666).[1]
A member of the Shamlu tribe, the background of Jani Beg is obscure; he is referred as "a peasant's son" by the German scholar Adam Olearius, who also adds that Jani Beg was a "humble servant" during the reign of Abbas I (r. 1588–1629).[1]
On 15 October 1645, Jani Beg, along with many of his associates and clansmen were killed under the instigation of Abbas II's mother.[1] His downfall did not have any negative effect on the career of his son Abu'l-Qasem Beg Shamlu, who later became the manager of the water distribution, then the divan-begi, then the mayor of Qazvin, and finally the khan of Hamadan.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matthee 2008, pp. 544–545.
Sources[]
- Matthee, Rudi (2008). "Jāni Beg Khan Bigdeli Šāmlu". In Yarshater, Ehsan. Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume XIV/5: Jamalzadeh, Mohammad-Ali II. Work–Japan IV. Iranians in Japan. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 544–545. ISBN 978-1-934283-06-6. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/jani-beg-khan-bigdeli-samlu.
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