Mihrab Khan

Mihrab Khan (died 1649) was a military commander in Safavid Iran. A member of the Mirimanidze clan, he is first mentioned as serving as the governor of Bost during an unknown date. Later, he was appointed as the governor of Astarabad, and in 1649 was appointed as the governor of the newly captured city of Qandahar, where he died during the same year. In Qandahar, he was succeeded by his Georgian kinsman Otar Beg.

Sources

  • Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. pp. 153, 169, 257. ISBN 978-1933823232.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Matthee, Rudi (2010). "KANDAHAR iv. From The Mongol Invasion Through the Safavid Era". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 5. pp. 478–484.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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Preceded by
Rezaqoli Soltan Siyah-Mansur
Governor of Bost
1638-1641
Succeeded by
Dust 'Ali Khan Zanganeh
Preceded by
Hosayn Khan b. Zaman Beg Mazandarani
Governor of Astarabad
1642-1648
Succeeded by
Allahverdi Khan (Armenian)
Preceded by
Mughal rule
Governor of Qandahar
1649
Succeeded by
Otar Beg
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