Английская Википедия:Abd-ol-Ghaffar Amilakhori

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Шаблон:Short description Abd-ol-Ghaffar AmilakhoriШаблон:Efn (Шаблон:Lang-fa, Шаблон:Lang-ka;Шаблон:Efn died Шаблон:Circa) was an early 17th-century noble from the Georgian Amilakhori family of Kartli, prominent in the Safavid Iranian service.

Biography

Abd-ol-Ghaffar Amilakhori was raised at the Safavid court in Isfahan and was a "typical member of the new Georgian converted elite".Шаблон:Sfn Abd-ol-Ghaffar was a son of Faramarz Amilakhori by his wife Tamar, a great-grandson of King Luarsab I of Kartli. His sister Tamar was a favourite concubine of the Safavid shah Abbas I (r. 1588–1629).Шаблон:Sfn

When in 1624, Abbas I married off his granddaughter to the ruler of Kartli, Semayun Khan (Simon II), Abd-ol-Ghaffar's wife was a companion to the bride. Amilakhori and another leading Georgian noble, Zurab, eristavi of Aragvi, entertained the guests of the wedding party on the orders of the Safavid-Georgian officer Murav Beg (Giorgi Saakadze).Шаблон:Sfn Around the same time, the Shah arranged the marriage of Abd-ol-Ghaffar Amilakhori to a daughter of Imam-Quli Khan, a prominent Safavid military and political leader of Georgian descent.Шаблон:Sfn According to the contemporary Safavid historian Fazli Khuzani, Amilakhori was 22-years old at the time of his marriage.Шаблон:Sfn

While in Kartli, Amilakhori was known as a champion of the Safavid interests in the country.Шаблон:Sfn He further expanded his estates at the expense of the neighbouring noble families, exterminated the Ghazneli and had the area around Mtskheta ravaged. In 1625/26, Amilakhori and his wife were captured by the rebellious Georgians and imprisoned in the fortress of Arshi. After the rebels' defeat at the battle of Marabda, Abbas I sent a force to rescue them.Шаблон:Sfn According to Fazli Khuzani, upon being informed of this, the rebels sent the Amilakhori and his wife to Amilakhori's relatives, as well as those of Allahverdi Khan (the father of Imam-Quli Khan).Шаблон:Sfn Amilakhori, thereafter, disappears from historical records.Шаблон:Sfn

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