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Taj al-Mulk

Type Figure Region Persia Time c. 1580–1635 Also known as Taj al-Mulk、تاج‌الملک、塔杰·穆鲁克

Taj al-Mulk (c. 1580–1635) was a powerful Safavid court official who served long in Isfahan under both Abbas I and Shah Safi, directing finances and …

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  1. 1631–1640Isfahan · Safavid PersiaAfter Safi's accession reorganized court power, Taj al-Mulk, drawing on years of experience at the center, held key offices, coordinating taxation, postal relay stations, and frontier supply, while jostling with new forces such as the eunuch Saru Taqi—reflecting the coexistence of Safavid civil officials and slave-soldier factions in the 1630s.

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