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Siyavosh Beg,^[a] also known by his nisba of Bāshīāchūghī (died c. 1650/51 or 1655), was a Safavid military commander, official, and gholam of Georgian origin.

Siyavosh Beg rose through the ranks to become a military officer (yuzbashi) early on in his career. In 1632, he was appointed as the new governor (hakem) of Derbent and as commander of the élite gholam corps (qollar-aghasi), succeeding Khosrow Mirza (later Rostam Khan of Kartli) to this post. He remained commander of the corps for a lengthy period.

From 1645 to 1649, he served as the governor (hakem and beglarbeg) of Kuhgiluyeh. When in 1645 the re-appointed grand vizier Khalifeh Sultan urged for repressive laws against Isfahan's large Armenian community, the latter turned to Siyavosh Beg, himself a former Christian.

Like his then incumbent king Abbas II (1642-1666), Siyavosh Beg was an avid drinker. Siyavosh Beg's nisba is derived from "Bash-Achuk", a Persian appellation of the Kingdom of Imereti, in western Georgia, where he hailed from.

Notes

^ Alternatively spelled Siyavush, or mentioned with the title of "Khan" instead of "Beg".

Sources

Fleischer, C. (1985). "ALLĀHVERDĪ KHAN (2)". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 8. p. 892.
Floor, Willem (2001). Safavid Government Institutions. Mazda Publishers. p. 172. ISBN 978-1568591353.
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. 224, 255, 308. ISBN 978-1933823232.
Maeda, Hirotake (2003). "On the Ethno-Social Background of Four Gholām Families from Georgia in Safavid Iran". Studia Iranica (32): 267.
Matthee, Rudolph P. (2005). The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900. Princeton University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0691118550.
Matthee, Rudi (2012). Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. I.B.Tauris. p. 186. ISBN 978-1845117450.

Preceded by Farrokh Sultan	Governor of Derbent 1632–1635	Succeeded by Shahverdi Sultan Ustajlu
Preceded by Khosrow Mirza	*Commander of the gholam* corps (qollar-aghasi)** 1632–1655	Succeeded by Allahverdi Khan
Preceded by Zeynal Beg, son of Naqdi Khan	Governor of Kuhgiluyeh 1645–1649	Succeeded by Allahverdi Khan

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[1] Alternatively spelled Siyavush, or mentioned with the title of "Khan" instead of "Beg".

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+{{about||the Safavid illustrator|Siyâvaosh Beg Gorji}}
-'''Siyavosh Beg''', also known by his [[nisba]] of '''Bāshīāchūghī''' (died [[circa|ca.]] 1650/51 or 1655), was a [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] official and ''[[Military of the Safavid dynasty#Ghulam|gholam]]'' of [[Georgians|Georgian]] origin. Early on in his career, he rose to become a military officer (''yuzbashi''). From 1632 to 1635, he served as the governor (''hakem'') of [[Derbent]]. Starting from 1632, he also served for a lengthy period as commander of the elite ''gholam'' corps (''qollar-aghasi''), having succeeded [[Rostom of Kartli|Khosrow Mirza]] (later Rostam Khan of Kartli) to this post. In 1645-1649, he served as the governor (''hakem'' and ''beglarbeg'') of [[Dehdasht|Kuhgiluyeh]]. Siyavosh Beg's nisba is derived from "Bash-Achuk", a Persian appellation of the [[Kingdom of Imereti]], in western Georgia, where he hailed from.
+'''Siyavosh Beg''',{{efn|Alternatively spelled Siyavush, or mentioned with the title of "Khan" instead of "Beg".}} also known by his [[nisba (onomastics)|nisba]] of '''Bāshīāchūghī''' (died {{circa|1650/51}} or 1655), was a [[Safavid dynasty|Safavid]] military commander, official, and ''[[Military of the Safavid dynasty#Gholam|gholam]]'' of [[Georgians|Georgian]] origin.
+Siyavosh Beg rose through the ranks to become a military officer (''yuzbashi'') early on in his career. In 1632, he was appointed as the new governor (''hakem'') of [[Derbent]] and as commander of the élite ''gholam'' corps (''[[qollar-aghasi]]''), succeeding [[Rostom of Kartli|Khosrow Mirza]] (later Rostam Khan of Kartli) to this post. He remained commander of the corps for a lengthy period.
+From 1645 to 1649, he served as the governor (''hakem'' and ''beglarbeg'') of [[Dehdasht|Kuhgiluyeh]]. When in 1645 the re-appointed [[List of Safavid Grand Viziers|grand vizier]] [[Khalifeh Sultan]] urged for repressive laws against [[Isfahan]]'s large [[Iranian Armenians|Armenian]] community, the latter turned to Siyavosh Beg, himself a former [[Christianity|Christian]].
+Like his then incumbent king [[Abbas II of Persia|Abbas II]] (1642-1666), Siyavosh Beg was an avid drinker. Siyavosh Beg's ''nisba'' is derived from "Bash-Achuk", a Persian appellation of the [[Kingdom of Imereti]], in western Georgia, where he hailed from.
+==Notes==
+{{notelist}}
 ==Sources==
-* {{cite encyclopedia | article = ALLĀHVERDĪ KHAN (2) | last = Fleischer | first = C. | authorlink = | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/allahverdi-khan-d-2 | editor-last = | editor-first =  | editor-link = | encyclopedia  = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 8 | pages = 892 | location = | publisher = | year = 1985 | isbn = |ref=harv}}
+* {{cite encyclopedia | article = ALLĀHVERDĪ KHAN (2) | last = Fleischer | first = C. | author-link = | url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/allahverdi-khan-d-2 | editor-last = | editor-first =  | editor-link = | encyclopedia  = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 8 | pages = 892 | location = | publisher = | year = 1985 | isbn = }}
 * {{cite book|last1=Floor|first1=Willem|title=Safavid Government Institutions|date=2001|publisher=Mazda Publishers|isbn=978-1568591353|page=172}}
-* {{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|isbn=978-1933823232|pages=255, 308|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|isbn=978-1933823232|pages=224, 255, 308}}
-* {{cite journal|last1=Maeda|first1=Hirotake|title=On the Ethno-Social Background of Four Gholām Families from Georgia in Safavid Iran|journal=Studia Iranica|date=2003|issue=32|page=267|ref=harv}}
+* {{cite journal|last1=Maeda|first1=Hirotake|title=On the Ethno-Social Background of Four Gholām Families from Georgia in Safavid Iran|journal=Studia Iranica|date=2003|issue=32|page=267}}
+* {{cite book|last1=Matthee|first1=Rudolph P.|title=The Pursuit of Pleasure: Drugs and Stimulants in Iranian History, 1500-1900|date=2005|publisher=Princeton University Press|page=55|isbn=978-0691118550}}
+* {{cite book|last1=Matthee|first1=Rudi|title=Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan|date=2012|publisher=I.B.Tauris|isbn=978-1845117450|page=186}}
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