Emamqoli Khan
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Emamqoli Khan was a Safavid military and political leader of Georgian origin who served as a governor of Fars, Lar and Bahrain for the shahs Abbas the Great and Safi.
Emamqoli Khan (white horse) leading the Safavid siege of Hormuz against the Portuguese. Jarunnameh, 1697. British Library (Add MS 7801).
Emamqoli Khan with his soldiers in boats repulsed by the Portuguese at the Siege of Hormuz.
Emamqoli Khan in Jarunnameh by Qadri, Isfahan (1697)
Portuguese–Safavid wars
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The Portuguese–Safavid wars or Persian-Portuguese wars were a series of conflicts between the Portuguese Empire and Safavid Iran from 1507 to 1728. The Portuguese were supported by the Kingdom of Horm
Emamqoli Khan
…Khan (son), Jafarqoli Khan (grandson), Abd-ol-Ghaffar Amilakhori (son-in-law) Clan Undiladze Military service Allegiance Safavid Iran Battles/wars Portuguese–Safavid wars Portuguese–Safavid War (1621–1630) Capture of Cambarão Capture of Qeshm Capture of Hormuz Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639) Safavid invasions of Basra…
Portuguese fort in Bahrain
The Portuguese defend their fort on Hormuz from Persians led by Imam Quli Khan. From a Jarūnnāmeh by Qadrī. Isfahan style, dated 1697.