Rostam Khan (sepahsalar under Safi)
Safavid military commander and official (c.1588–1643) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the 17th-century vali/king of Kartli, see Rostom of Kartli. For the 18th-century royal, see Prince Rostom of Kartli. For the Georgian-Iranian soldier in the second half of the 17th century, see Rostam Khan (sepahsalar under Suleiman I).
Rostam Khan (Persian: رستم خان) or Rostom-Khan Saakadze (Georgian: როსტომ-ხან სააკაძე) (c. 1588 – 1 March 1643) was a high-ranking Safavid military commander and official of Georgian origin. He held the position of commander-in-chief (sepahsalar) under the Safavid shahs, Abbas I and Safi. In 1643, he was accused of treason and executed under king Abbas II. He features in the contemporary Persian and Georgian chronicles and is also a subject of the 17th-century Persian biography written by a certain Bijan for Rostam Khan's grandson, his namesake and a high-ranking officer in Iran.[1][2]