Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu | |
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Vakil of the Safavid Empire | |
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Predecessor | New title |
Successor | Mir Najm Zargar Gilani |
Born | 1452 |
Died | 23 August, 1514 (aged 61–62) |
Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu was a Qizilbash officer of Turkoman origin,[1] who occupied high offices under the Safavid king Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) and was the first person to serve as the vakil (vicegerent) of the empire.