Morteza Qoli Khan
Governor of Kakheti
In office
1651–?
MonarchAbbas II of Persia
Succeeded byAbbas Qoli-Khan
Governor of Karabakh-Ganja
In office
1651–1664
MonarchAbbas II of Persia
Preceded byMohammad-Qoli Khan Qajar (2nd term)
Succeeded byOghurlu Khan
Personal details
TribeQajar
BranchZiyadoghlu
Military service
Allegiance Safavid Iran

Morteza Qoli Khan was an Iranian official of Turkoman origin, who served as beglerbeg (governor) of Kakheti in Georgia from 1651. Commencing in the same year, he concurrently undertook the governorship of Karabakh-Ganja. Morteza Qoli Khan was a member of the Ziyadoghlu branch of the Qajar tribe.[1][2]

References

  1. Bournoutian, George (2021). From the Kur to the Aras: A Military History of Russia's Move into the South Caucasus and the First Russo-Iranian War, 1801–1813. Brill. p. 50. ISBN 978-9004445154.
  2. Floor, Willem (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, D.C.: Mage Publishers. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1933823232.
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