Yusuf I Jaqeli

Yusuf I Jaqeli
Pasha of Childir
Reign 1635-1647
Predecessor Beka III Jaqeli (Sefer Pasha)
Successor Rostom Pasha
Born 1594
Died 1647
Issue Rostom Pasha Jaqeli
Dynasty Jaqeli
Father Beka III Jaqeli (Sefer Pasha)
Religion Orthodox Christianity,
Converted to Islam in 1635

Yusuf I Jaqeli, also known as Yusuf Pasha (Georgian: იუსუფ I ჯაყელი; Turkish: Yusuf Paşa), (1594 — 1647) was a Georgian ruler of Childir Eyalet and vassal of the Ottoman Empire from 1635 to 1647, member of the Jaqeli family and the son of Beka III Jaqeli, better known as "Sefer Pasha." .[1] In 1635, after his fathers death Ottomans guaranteed Jaqeli family the Meskhetian throne, if they convert to Islam. Yusuf with his family and relatives became muslim and started ruling Childir. He took appearance in the Ottoman-Safavid war. In 1647 Yusuf I died by unknown illness, leaving the throne to his son, Rostom.

References

  1. Georgian Soviet encyclopedia, volume 2, page 349, Tbilisi, 1977

Sources

  • Mikaberidze, Alexander (2015). Historical Dictionary of Georgia (2 ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1442241466.
  • Rayfield, Donald (2013). Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1780230702.
Yusuf I Jaqeli
Preceded by
Pasha of Childir
Beka III (Sefer Pasha)
Pasha of Childir
1635-1647
Succeeded by
Pasha of Childir
Rostom Pasha
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