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Behbud Khan Cherkes

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Behbud Khan Cherkes
Governor of Goklan
In office
1606–1606
MonarchAbbas the Great
Preceded byOmmat Soltan
Succeeded byUnknown
Governor of Gaskar
In office
1620–1620
MonarchAbbas the Great
Preceded byMortezaqoli Khan Gaskari b. Amireh Siyavosh
Succeeded byYusof Soltan
Governor of Astarabad
In office
1620–1629
MonarchAbbas the Great
Preceded byFereydun Khan Cherkes
Succeeded byKhosrow Khan Cherkes
Personal details
OccupationOfficial
Military service
Allegiance Safavid Iran

Behbud Khan Cherkes, also known as Behbud Mirza Beg, was an Iranian gholam of Circassian origin, who served during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great (r.1588–1629). He held the governorship of Goklan in 1606, Gaskar in 1620, and Astarabad in 1620–1629.

In 1615, Behbud Khan Cherkes killed crown prince Mohammad Baqer Mirza on the orders of Shah Abbas.

Sources

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  • Butler, John Anthony (2012). Travels in Africa, Persia, and Asia the Great, by Sir Thomas Herbert. ACMRS Publications. p. 403. ISBN 978-0866984751.
  • Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. pp. 153, 188, 196. ISBN 978-1933823232.
  • Manz, Beatrice; Haneda, Masashi (1990). "ČARKAS". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica, Volume IV/7: Calendars II–Cappadocia. London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 816–819. ISBN 978-0-71009-130-7.
Preceded by
Ommat Soltan
Governor of Goklan
1606
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Mortezaqoli Khan Gaskari
b. Amireh Siyavosh
Governor of Gaskar
1620
Succeeded by
Yusof Soltan
Preceded by Governor of Astarabad
1620–1629
Succeeded by
Khosrow Khan Cherkes