Iranian statesman, cleric and grand vizier (c.1592–1654)
Khalifeh Soltan
Portrait of Khalifeh Soltan, by Mo'en Mosavver, c. 1650, opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Grand vizier of the Safavid Empire
In office 1623/4–1632
Monarchs
Abbas I Safi
Preceded by
Salman Khan Ustajlu
Succeeded by
Mirza Talib Khan
Grand vizier of the Safavid Empire
In office 1645–1654
Monarch
Abbas II
Preceded by
Saru Taqi
Succeeded by
Mohammad Beg
Personal details
Born
1592/3 Isfahan
Died
5 March 1654 Ashraf, Mazandaran
Spouse
Khan-Agha Begum
Parents
Mirza Rafi al-Din Muhammad (father)
Unnamed Marashi noblewoman (mother)
Sayyed Ala al-Din Hoseyn (Persian: سید علاء الدین حسین) (c.1592 – 5March 1654), better known as Khalifeh Soltan[a] (خلیفه سلطان), and also known as Soltan al-Ulama (سلطانالعلماء آملی), was an Iranian statesman and cleric, who served as the grand vizier of the Safavid king (shah) Abbas I (r. 1588–1629), the latter's grandson Safi (r. 1629–1642), and Abbas II (r. 1642–1666).
A member of a prominent Sayyid family with origins in the royal Marashi family of Mazandaran, Khalifeh Soltan was a well-educated man of letters, who played an important role in the Iranian clergy affairs, and also later in the Safavid administration, when he was appointed as grand vizier in 1623/4.
He was, however, in 1632, disgraced and exiled by the ruthless newly-crowned shah Safi. Later, in 1645, Khalifeh Soltan was re-appointed as grand vizier by the latter's son and successor, Abbas II, whom he became a close companion of, and gained considerable influence. Khalifeh Soltan later died in 5 March 1654 in his ancestral homeland of Mazandaran due to illness, and was succeeded by Mohammad Beg.
حسین) (c.1592 – 5 March 1654), better known as KhalifehSoltan (خلیفه سلطان), and also known as Soltan al-Ulama (سلطانالعلماء آملی), was an Iranian statesman...
Shamlu. In need of a regent, Abbas called for KhalifehSoltan to serve him as the grand vizier. KhalifehSoltan had been the grand vizier to both Abbas the...
is the list of grand viziers (vazīr-e azam) of Safavid Iran. ^ a: KhalifehSoltan at first declined the offer of being vizier once again, but later accepted...
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