Behbud Khan Cherkes | |
Office: | Governor of Goklan |
Office2: | Governor of Astarabad |
Office1: | Governor of Gaskar |
Termstart: | 1606 |
Termend: | 1606 |
Termend1: | 1620 |
Termstart1: | 1620 |
Termend2: | 1629 |
Termstart2: | 1620 |
Allegiance: | Safavid Iran |
Occupation: | Official |
Predecessor: | Ommat Soltan |
Predecessor2: | Fereydun Khan Cherkes |
Predecessor1: | Mortezaqoli Khan Gaskarib. Amireh Siyavosh |
Successor: | Unknown |
Successor1: | Yusof Soltan |
Successor2: | Khosrow Khan Cherkes |
Monarch1: | Abbas the Great |
Monarch2: | Abbas the Great |
Behbud Khan Cherkes, also known as Behbud Mirza Beg, was an Iranian gholam of Circassian origin, who served during the reign of Shah Abbas the Great (1588–1629). He held the governorship of Goklan in 1606, Gaskar in 1620, and Astarabad in 1620–1629.
In 1615, Behbud Khan Cherkes killed crown prince Mohammad Baqer Mirza on the orders of Shah Abbas.
. Floor. Willem M.. Willem Floor. Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. 2008. Mage Publishers. Washington, DC. 978-1933823232. 153, 188, 196.