Ali-Qoli Khan Shamlu
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Ali-Qoli Khan Shamlu was a Shamlu Turkoman officer of the Safavid Empire. He is mostly remembered for leading a rebellious coalition against then-incumbent kings Ismail II and Mohammad Khodabanda. Thi
Portrait of Ali-Qoli Khan Shamlu (aka Haji Ali Qizilbash Mazandarani) Governor of Khorassan in 1576 and chief of the armies under Shah Abbas I in 1588. Painted in earthy monotone by Muhammadi in 1584. Topkapi Palace Library, H.2166.
Coin minted during the reign of Mohammad Khodabanda
Secaatname 0246. ʿAlī Qulī Khān before Ḥamza Mirzā
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Şeca'atname
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The Şeca'atname was an illustrated record of the exploits of the Ottoman statesman and general Özdemiroǧlu Osman Pasha during the Ottoman–Safavid War, written by his secretary Dal Mehmed Çelebi Asafi
Osman Pasha at the Siege of Caffa during the Crimean campaign (1584). Şeca'atname
The author, Dal Mehmed Çelebi Asafi, imprisoned circa 1584–85 at the Safavid court of Mohammad Khodabanda
Depiction of the affair between the Crimean Tatar commander Adil Giray and the Safavid queen Khayr al-Nisa Begum
The affair between the Crimean Tatar commander Adil Giray and the Safavid queen Khayr al-Nisa Begum (detail)