Siyavosh Beg (qollar-aghasi)

For the 17th-century Safavid illustrator, see Siyâvaosh Beg Gorji.

Siyavosh Beg, also known by his nisba of Bāshīāchūghī (died ca. 1650/51 or 1655), was a Safavid official and gholam of 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 Khosrow Mirza (later Rostam Khan of Kartli) to this post. In 1645-1649, he served as the governor (hakem and beglarbeg) of 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.

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