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'''Qāsem Sultan Afshar''' or '''Qāsem Sultan Imānlū Afshar''', was a [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] military leader and official during the reign of king [[Abbas I of Persia|Abbas I]] (r. 1588–1629).
{{Short description|Safavid military leader and official during the reign of King (Shah) Abbas I}}
'''Qāsem Sultan Afshar''' or '''Qāsem Sultan Imānlū Afshar''', was a [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] military leader and official during the reign of King (''[[Shah]]'') [[Abbas I of Persia|Abbas I]] ({{reign}}1588–1629).


==Biography==
==Biography==
Qāsem Sultan was a member of the Imānlū branch of the [[Afshar tribe|Afshar]] tribe, one of the original [[Qizilbash]] tribes that had supplied power to the [[Safavids]] since its earliest days.{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}}{{sfn|Newman|2012|page=184}} With the advent of king Abbas I's rule, Qāsem Sultan became the head of a group of Afshars whose duty it was to protect the marshes surrounding the city of [[Kermanshah]].{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} During the early years of the 17th century, which were marked by [[Ottoman-Persian Wars|wars]] against the archrival of the Safavids — the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] — Qāsem Sultan fought with great distinction, which earned him the governorshop of [[Mosul]] in 1622.{{sfn|Nasiri|Floor|2008|page=248}}{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}}{{sfn|Rothman|2015|page=236}} However, shortly after, following the outbreak of a [[plague]], he moved towards the western part of [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Azerbaijan]] with the rest of his tribe.{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} He became the founder of the Afshar community of the city of [[Urmia]].{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} His son Kalb-e ʿAlī Beg (or Kalb' Ali Sultan Afshar) was appointed governor of [[Urmia]] in 1627-28,{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} or 1630,{{sfn|Nasiri|Floor|2008|page=252}} which he remained up to 1648.{{sfn|Nasiri|Floor|2008|page=252}} The descendants of both formed the Qāsemlū clan — named in honor of Qāsem Sultan.{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}}
Qāsem Sultan was a member of the Imānlū branch of the [[Afshar tribe|Afshar]] tribe, one of the original [[Qizilbash]] tribes that had supplied power to the [[Safavids]] since its earliest days.{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}}{{sfn|Newman|2012|page=184}} During King [[Abbas I of Persia|Abbas I]]'s early reign, Qāsem Sultan became the head of a group of Afshars whose duty it was to protect the marshes surrounding the city of [[Kermanshah]].{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} In the early 17th century, marked by [[Ottoman-Persian Wars|wars]] against the archrivals of the Safavids — the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] — Qāsem Sultan fought with great distinction, which earned him the governorshop of [[Mosul]] in 1622.{{sfn|Floor|2008|page=248}}{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}}{{sfn|Rothman|2015|page=236}} However, shortly after, following the outbreak of a plague, he moved towards the western part of [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Azerbaijan]] with the rest of his tribe.{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} He became the founder of the Afshar community of the city of [[Urmia]].{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} His son Kalb-e ʿAlī Beg (or Kalb' Ali Sultan Afshar) was appointed governor of Urmia in 1627-28,{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} or 1630,{{sfn|Floor|2008|page=252}} until 1648.{{sfn|Floor|2008|page=252}} The descendants of both formed the Qāsemlū clan — named in honor of Qāsem Sultan.{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}}


==References==
==References==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
* {{cite book|last1=Newman|first1=Andrew J.|title=Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire|date=2012|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=978-0857733665|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|last1=Floor|first1=Willem M.|title=Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri|date=2008|publisher=Mage Publishers|location=Washington, DC|page=309|isbn=978-1933823232}}
* {{cite book|last1=Nasiri|first1=Ali Naqi|last2=Floor|first2=Willem M.|title=Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration|date=2008|publisher=Mage Publishers|isbn=978-1933823232|page=309}}
* {{cite book|last1=Newman|first1=Andrew J.|title=Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire|date=2012|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=978-0857733665}}
* {{cite encyclopedia | article = AFŠĀR | last = Oberling| first = P. | authorlink = | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afsar-one-of-the-twenty-four-original-guz-turkic-tribes-t | editor-last = | editor-first = | editor-link = | encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 6 | pages = 582–586 | location = | publisher = | year = 1984 | isbn = |ref=harv}}
* {{cite encyclopedia| article =AFŠĀR| last =Oberling| first =P.| url =http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afsar-one-of-the-twenty-four-original-guz-turkic-tribes-t| encyclopedia =Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 6| pages =582–586| year =1984| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20110429162916/http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afsar-one-of-the-twenty-four-original-guz-turkic-tribes-t| archive-date =2011-04-29}}
* {{cite book|last1=Rothman|first1=E. Nathalie|title=Brokering Empire: Trans-Imperial Subjects between Venice and Istanbul|date=2015|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-0801463129|ref=harv}}
* {{cite book|last1=Rothman|first1=E. Nathalie|title=Brokering Empire: Trans-Imperial Subjects between Venice and Istanbul|date=2015|publisher=Cornell University Press|isbn=978-0801463129}}


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Latest revision as of 20:04, 6 October 2023

Qāsem Sultan Afshar or Qāsem Sultan Imānlū Afshar, was a Safavid military leader and official during the reign of King (Shah) Abbas I (r. 1588–1629).

Biography

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Qāsem Sultan was a member of the Imānlū branch of the Afshar tribe, one of the original Qizilbash tribes that had supplied power to the Safavids since its earliest days.[1][2] During King Abbas I's early reign, Qāsem Sultan became the head of a group of Afshars whose duty it was to protect the marshes surrounding the city of Kermanshah.[1] In the early 17th century, marked by wars against the archrivals of the Safavids — the Ottomans — Qāsem Sultan fought with great distinction, which earned him the governorshop of Mosul in 1622.[3][1][4] However, shortly after, following the outbreak of a plague, he moved towards the western part of Azerbaijan with the rest of his tribe.[1] He became the founder of the Afshar community of the city of Urmia.[1] His son Kalb-e ʿAlī Beg (or Kalb' Ali Sultan Afshar) was appointed governor of Urmia in 1627-28,[1] or 1630,[5] until 1648.[5] The descendants of both formed the Qāsemlū clan — named in honor of Qāsem Sultan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Oberling 1984, pp. 582–586.
  2. ^ Newman 2012, p. 184.
  3. ^ Floor 2008, p. 248.
  4. ^ Rothman 2015, p. 236.
  5. ^ a b Floor 2008, p. 252.

Sources

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  • Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. p. 309. ISBN 978-1933823232.
  • Newman, Andrew J. (2012). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857733665.
  • Oberling, P. (1984). "AFŠĀR". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 6. pp. 582–586. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29.
  • Rothman, E. Nathalie (2015). Brokering Empire: Trans-Imperial Subjects between Venice and Istanbul. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801463129.
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