Behbud Khan Cherkes Explained

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.

Sources

. 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.