Khan Ahmad Khan Ardalan was the Kurdish Ardalan beglerbeg (governor) of Kurdistan from 1617/18 to 1637.[1][2] Before his tenure, he lived as a hostage at the royal court in Isfahan, where he spent his adolescence.[3] There he reinforced the bond between the Safavids and Kurds by marrying Zarrin Kolah, a daughter of Shah Abbas I (r. 1588–1629).[2][4] In 1617/18, Shah Abbas I dismissed Khan Ahmad Khan's father Halow Khan Ardalan as the governor of Kurdistan and had him sent to Isfahan, where he died in 1627/28. Khan Ahmad Khan was sent to Ardalan in his stead.[2] In 1633, Khan Ahmad Khan rebelled after his two sons were blinded by Shah Safi (r. 1629–1642).[5] Khan Ahmad Khan was defeated in 1637 and died in the same year. He was replaced by his cousin Soleyman Khan Ardalan.[6]
References edit
- ^ Floor 2008, p. 228.
- ^ a b c Yamaguchi 2021, p. 565.
- ^ Yamaguchi 2021.
- ^ Matthee 2015, p. 447.
- ^ Yamaguchi 2021, p. 145.
- ^ Floor 2008, pp. 227–228.
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- Floor, Willem (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, D.C.: Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1933823232.
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- Yamaguchi, Akihiko (2021). "The Kurdish frontier under the Safavids". In Matthee, Rudi (ed.). The Safavid World. Routledge. pp. 556–571.