Hajji Piri

Hajji Piri was a Safavid official of Armenian origin, who served as controller of the assay (mo'ayyer ol-mamalek) in 1692-1693 during the reign of Suleiman I (r. 1666-1694).

He was originally a merchant by profession.

In the next year following his appointment, in March 1693-1694, Hajji Piri resigned. He died a month later.

Sources

• Matthee, Rudi (2012). Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. I.B.Tauris. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-84511-745-0.
• Matthee, Rudi; Floor, Willem; Clawson, Patrick (2013). The Monetary History of Iran: From the Safavids to the Qajars. I.B. Tauris. pp. 14, 132. ISBN 978-0857721723.