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Allahverdi Khan Undiladze

Type Figure Region Safavid Persia Time 1560–1613 Also known as Allahverdi Khan Undiladze、Allahverdi Khan、阿拉韦尔迪汗

A Georgian nobleman who converted to Islam and entered the Safavid ghulam system, becoming Abbas I's most trusted military commander and administrati…

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  1. 1560–1590Samtskhe · SamtskheBorn in Georgia, captured by the Ottomans in childhood, he later entered the Safavid court as a ghulam, converted to Shi'ism and steadily rose through the military ranks.
  2. 1590–1600Isfahan · IsfahanAfter Abbas took the throne he was greatly trusted, serving as commander-in-chief around 1595 and overseeing the transfer of the capital to Isfahan in 1598; in the late 1590s he campaigned against the Uzbeks and secured the Khorasan frontier, a key executor of the shah's centralizing reforms.
  3. 1600–1613Shiraz · ShirazIn his later years he served as governor of Fars, building bridges and roads and regulating Gulf trade routes; family members also entered court service, forming an important Georgian political-military group in the late Safavid period.

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