Mirza Jafar Savaji
Mirza Jafar Savaji | |
|---|---|
| Grand Vizier of the Safavid Empire | |
| In office 1525–1531 | |
| Monarch | Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) |
| Preceded by | Qadi Jahan Qazvini |
| Succeeded by | Ahmad Beg Nur Kamal |
| Personal details | |
| Relations | Savaji family |
Mirza Jafar Savaji (Persian: میرزا جعفر ساوجی) was a bureaucrat in Safavid Iran, who served as the grand vizier of Tahmasp I (r. 1524–1576) from 1525 to 1531. With his appointment, the Savaji family to a degree established their presence in the Safavid administration. Mirza Jafar's appointment was unsustainable due to the internal conflict of the court.[1] He had previously served as the governor of Isfahan.[2]
In the fall of 1531,[2] the vakil (regent) Hoseyn Khan Shamlu initiated a purge in the administration and appointed his own personal vizier Ahmad Beg Nur Kamal as the grand vizier. Mirza Jafar was arrested and soon executed.[1]
References
- 1 2 Mitchell 2009, p. 61.
- 1 2 Newman 2008, p. 27.
Sources
- Floor, Willem (2001). Safavid Government Institutions. Mazda Publishers. ISBN 978-1568591353.
- Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857716613.
- Mitchell, Colin P. (2009). The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran: Power, Religion and Rhetoric. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857715883.