List of the mothers of the Safavid Shahs
This list includes the biological mothers of Safavid Shahs. There were eleven shahs (kings) of the Safavid Empire in ten generations. Throughout 235-years history the shahs were all members of the same house, the house of Safavid.
| Name (Birth Name) | Son | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|
| Alam-Shah Begum (Halima, Mart[h]a) | Ismail I | half Pontic Greek - half Turcoman[1] |
| Tajlu Khanum (Shah-Begi Khanum) | Tahmasp I | Turcoman[2] |
| Sultanum Begum | Ismail II and Mohammad Khodabanda | Turcoman |
| Khayr al-Nisa Begum | Abbas I | Mazanderani |
| Dilaram Khanum | Shah Safi | Georgian[3] |
| Anna Khanum | Abbas II | Circassian[4] |
| Nakihat Khanum | Suleiman I of Persia | Circassian[5] |
| Unknown | Sultan Husayn | Circassian[6] |
| Unknown | Tahmasp II | Unknown |
| Unknown | Abbas III | Unknown |
| Shahrbanu Begum[7] | Suleiman II | Unknown |
| Khan Aqa Begum or Maryam Begum[7] | Ismail III | Unknown |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Peter Charanis. "Review of Emile Janssens' Trébizonde en Colchide", Speculum, Vol. 45, No. 3,, (Jul., 1970), p. 476
- ^ Women in Iran: From the Rise of Islam to 1800 ed. Nashat and Beck (University of Illinois Press, 2003) p.145
- ^ Sussan Babaie and others: Slaves of the Shah (I.B. Tauris, 2003) p.104
- ^ Andrew J. Newman Safavid Iran (I.B.Tauris) p.81
- ^ Newman 2008, pp. 55, 93, 100.
- ^ Matthee 2012.
- ^ a b Kissling, H. J.; Spuler, Bertold; Barbour, N.; Trimingham, J. S.; Braun, H.; Hartel, H. (August 1, 1997). The Last Great Muslim Empires. BRILL. p. 210. ISBN 978-9-004-02104-4.
Sources[]
- Matthee, R. (2012). "Sulṭān Ḥusayn". In P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill Online. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_7180.
- Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857716613.
Categories:
- Lists of Iranian women
- Safavid dynasty
- Lists of mothers of royalty
- Women of Safavid Iran
- Safavid imperial harem