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Mihrab Khan

Safavid military commander (died 1649)

Mihrab Khan
Governor of Bost
In office 1638–1641
Monarch	Safi
Preceded by	Rezaqoli Soltan Siyah-Mansur
Succeeded by	Dust 'Ali Khan Zanganeh
Governor of Astarabad
In office 1642–1648
Monarch	Abbas II
Preceded by	Hosayn Khan b. Zaman Beg Mazandarani
Succeeded by	Allahverdi Khan (Armenian)
GovernorofQandahar
In office 1649–Unknown
Preceded by	Mughal rule
Succeeded by	Otar Beg
Personal details
Died	1649
Clan	Mirimanidze
Military service
Allegiance	Safavid Iran

Mihrab Khan (died 1649) was a military commander in Safavid Iran. A member of the Mirimanidze clan, he is first mentioned as serving as the governor of Bost during an unknown date. Later, he was appointed as the governor of Astarabad, and in 1649 was appointed as the governor of the newly captured city of Qandahar, where he died during the same year. In Qandahar, he was succeeded by his Georgian kinsman Otar Beg.

Sources[edit]

• Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. pp. 153, 169, 257. ISBN 978-1933823232.
• Matthee, Rudi (2010). "KANDAHAR iv. From The Mongol Invasion Through the Safavid Era". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XV, Fasc. 5. pp. 478–484.
• Babaie, Sussan (2004). Slaves of the Shah: New Elites of Safavid Iran. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–218. ISBN 9781860647215.