Allahverdi Khan (1560–1613)

Born 1560 CE, died 1613 CE.

Allahverdi Khan (Persian: الله‌وردی خان, Georgian: ალავერდი-ხანი; c. 1560 – 3 June 1613) was a Safavid general and statesman of Georgian origin who, initially a gholam ("military slave"), rose to high office in the Safavid Iran. The Safavid court historian Iskandar Beg Munshi describes him as "one of the most powerful statesman to hold office under this dynasty", and a "man of great forbearance, modest and chaste". Shah Abbas the Great demonstrated his genuine respect and affection for him by personally supervising the funeral arrangements, and by going to his house the day after his death to offer his personal condolences to his family. Allahverdi Khan is buried at the Imam Reza Shrine, under the Allahverdi Khan dome.

Text from the Wikipedia article Allahverdi_Khan, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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