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Mihrab Khan

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Mihrab Khan
Governor of Bost
In office
1638–1641
MonarchSafi
Preceded byRezaqoli Soltan Siyah-Mansur
Succeeded byDust 'Ali Khan Zanganeh
Governor of Astarabad
In office
1642–1648
MonarchAbbas II
Preceded byHosayn Khan b. Zaman Beg Mazandarani
Succeeded byAllahverdi Khan (Armenian)
Governor of Qandahar
In office
1649–Unknown
Preceded byMughal rule
Succeeded byOtar Beg
Personal details
Died1649
ClanMirimanidze
Military service
Allegiance Safavid Iran

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 Qandahar, where he died during the same year. In Qandahar, he was succeeded by his Georgian kinsman Otar Beg.

Sources

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  • 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, 169, 257. ISBN 978-1933823232.
  • Matthee, Rudi (2010). "KANDAHAR iv. From The Mongol Invasion Through the Safavid Era". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 5. pp. 478–484.
  • Babaie, Sussan (2004). Slaves of the Shah: New Elites of Safavid Iran. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–218. ISBN 9781860647215.
Preceded by
Rezaqoli Soltan Siyah-Mansur
Governor of Bost
1638-1641
Succeeded by
Dust 'Ali Khan Zanganeh
Preceded by
Hosayn Khan b. Zaman Beg Mazandarani
Governor of Astarabad
1642-1648
Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Qandahar
1649
Succeeded by