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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. 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 arch rival 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 [[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}} 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}} and held it till 1648.{{sfn|Nasiri|Floor|2008|page=252}} The descendants of Qāsem Sultan and his son 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}} 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 arch rival 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 [[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}} and held it till 1648.{{sfn|Nasiri|Floor|2008|page=252}} The descendants of Qāsem Sultan and his son formed the Qāsemlū clan — named in honor of Qāsem Sultan.{{sfn|Oberling|1984|pages=582-586}} |
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* {{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. | 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}} |
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Qāsem Sultan Afshar or Qāsem Sultan Imānlū Afshar, was a Safavid military leader and official during the reign of Safavid king Abbas I (r. 1588—1629).
Biography
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] 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.[1] During the early years of the 17th century, which were marked by wars against the arch rival of the Safavids — the Ottomans — Qāsem Sultan fought with great distinction, which earned him the governorshop of Mosul in 1622.[2][1][3] However, shortly after, following the outbreak of 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,[4] and held it till 1648.[4] The descendants of Qāsem Sultan and his son formed the Qāsemlū clan — named in honor of Qāsem Sultan.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Oberling 1984, pp. 582–586.
- ^ Nasiri & Floor 2008, p. 248.
- ^ Rothman 2015, p. 236.
- ^ a b Nasiri & Floor 2008, p. 252.
Sources
- Nasiri, Ali Naqi; Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration. Mage Publishers. p. 309. ISBN 978-1933823232.
- Oberling, P. (1984). "AFŠĀR". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. I, Fasc. 6. pp. 582–586.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Rothman, E. Nathalie (2015). Brokering Empire: Trans-Imperial Subjects between Venice and Istanbul. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801463129.
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