Behbud Khan Cherkes
Behbud Khan Cherkes, also known as Behbud Beg, was a Safavid official and gholam of Circassian origin, who served during the reign of king Abbas I (1588–1629). He held the governorship of Goklan in 1606, Gaskar in 1620, and Astarabad in 1620–1629.
In 1615, Behbud Khan Cherkes killed crown prince Mohammad Baqer Mirza on the order of Abbas I himself.
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- Butler, John Anthony (2012). Travels in Africa, Persia, and Asia the Great, by Sir Thomas Herbert. ACMRS Publications. p. 403. ISBN 978-0866984751.
- 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, 188, 196. ISBN 978-1933823232.
- Manz, Beatrice; Haneda, Masashi (1990). "ČARKAS". Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. IV, Fasc. 7. pp. 816–819.
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- 16th-century births
- 17th-century deaths
- Iranian people of Circassian descent
- Safavid ghilman
- Safavid governors of Astarabad
- Safavid governors in Gilan
- 16th-century people of Safavid Iran
- 17th-century people of Safavid Iran
- Safavid slaves