Qaraja Ilyas

Qaraja Ilyas
Ismail I (r. 1501–24) hunting bear with Qaraja Ilyas, in a c. 1650 miniature by Mo'en Mosavver.
Beglarbeg of Erivan
In office
1502–?
Succeeded byAmir Beg Mawsillu
Personal details
Bayburdlu

Qaraja Ilyas Bayburdlu was Beglarbeg (governor) of the Erivan Province of Safavid Iran from 1502.[1] Qaraja Ilyas was a member of the Turkoman Bayburdlu tribe. He was one of Ismail I's (r. 1501–24) commanders at the Battle of Sharur in 1501.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Floor 2008, p. 171.
  2. ↑ Tapper 1997, p. 83.

Bibliography

  • Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1933823232.
  • Tapper, Richard (1997). Frontier nomads of Iran: a political and social history of the Shahsevan. Cambridge University Press.
  • Oberling, Pierre (1988). "Bāybūrtlū". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica (Online ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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