Circassian favourite of Safavid shah Abbas I (died 1614)
Farhad Beg Cherkes (died 1614) was a Circassian favourite at the Safavid court of king (shah) Abbas I (r. 1588–1629). Having risen through the gholam ranks, he enjoyed a high position in the royal court, until he was executed following a court intrigue in 1614.[1]
FarhadBegCherkes (died 1614) was a Circassian favourite at the Safavid court of king (shah) Abbas I (r. 1588–1629). Having risen through the gholam ranks...
prince was conspiring against his life with a leading Circassian, FarhadBegCherkes. Shortly after, Mohammed Baqer broke protocol during a hunt by killing...
the prince was conspiring against him with a leading Circassian, FarhadBegCherkes. Shortly after, Mohammed Baqir broke protocol during a hunt by killing...
Kaykhosrow Khan Cherkes Qazāq Khan Cherkes, governor of Shirvan, commander of the Qizilbash (Karamanlu and Ḵeneslū divisions) FarhadBegCherkes Khvajeh Mohammad...
Qazaq Khan Cherkes – Safavid military commander who also served as the governor of Shirvan (1624–1633) and Astarabad (1639–1640) FarhadBegCherkes – Safavid...
two older sons Sultan-Agha Khanum, a Kumyk, sister of Shamkhal Sultan Cherkes (governor of Sakki), mother of Pari Khan Khanum and Suleiman Mirza Sultanzada...
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