Yusuf I Jaqeli Explained

Yusuf I Jaqeli
Reign:1635-1647
Predecessor:Beka III Jaqeli (Sefer Pasha)
Successor:Rostom Pasha
Succession:Pasha of Childir
Dynasty:Jaqeli
Father:Beka III Jaqeli (Sefer Pasha)
Issue:Rostom Pasha Jaqeli
Birth Place:1594
Death Date:1647
Religion:Orthodox Christianity,
Converted to Islam in 1635

Yusuf I Jaqeli, also known as Yusuf Pasha (Georgian: იუსუფ I ჯაყელი; Turkish: Yusuf Paşa), (1594 — 1647) was a Georgian ruler of Childir Eyalet and vassal of the Ottoman Empire from 1635 to 1647, member of the Jaqeli family and the son of Beka III Jaqeli, better known as "Sefer Pasha." .[1] In 1635, after his father's death Ottomans guaranteed Jaqeli family the Meskhetian throne, if they convert to Islam. Yusuf with his family and relatives became Muslim and started ruling Childir. He took appearance in the Ottoman-Safavid war. In 1647 Yusuf I died by unknown illness, leaving the throne to his son, Rostom.

Sources

. Mikaberidze. Alexander. Alexander Mikaberidze. Historical Dictionary of Georgia. 2015. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-1442241466. 2.

. Rayfield. Donald. Donald Rayfield. Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia. 2013. Reaktion Books. 978-1780230702.

Notes and References

  1. [Georgian Soviet encyclopedia]