| Qurchi | |
|---|---|
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:Safavid_royal_bodyguard1.jpg) 17th-century illustration of a qurchi. | |
| Active | 1501-1736 |
| Allegiance |  Persia |
| Type | Royal bodyguard |
| Size | c. 1,000-3,000 (under Ismail I)[1] 5,000 (under Tahmasp I) c. 6,000 (under Ismail II)[1] < 3,000 (under Mohammad Khodabanda)[2][b] 10,000-15,000 (under Abbas I) 20,000 (course of the 17th century)[3] |
| Commanders | |
| First | Abdal Beg Talish |
| Last | Qasem Beg Qajar |
| Military of Safavid Iran |
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The qurchis or qorchis[a] (Persian: قورچی, romanized: qūṛčī) were the royal bodyguard of the Safavid shah. The head of the qurchis was known as the qurchi-bashi.
- ^ a b Floor 2001, p. 159.
- ^ Floor 2001, p. 160.
- ^ Floor 2001, p. 161.