Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori
Georgian Amilakhori noble from Kartli (died c.1626)
About Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori
Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori was a military personnel.
Anduqapar Amilakhvari (; died ), also known as Abd-ol-Ghaffar Amilakhori , was an early 17th-century noble from the Georgian Amilakhvari family of Kartli, prominent in the Safavid Iranian service.
Biography Anduqapar Amilakhvari was raised at the Safavid court in Isfahan and was a "typical member of the new Georgian converted elite". Anduqapar was a son of Faramarz Amilakhvari by his wife Tamar, a great-grandson of King Luarsab I of Kartli. His sister Tamar was a favourite concubine of the Safavid shah Abbas I .
When in 1624, Abbas I married off his granddaughter to the ruler of Kartli, Semayun Khan (Simon II), Anduqapar's wife was a companion to the bride. Anduqapar and another leading Georgian noble, Zurab, Duke of Aragvi, entertained the guests of the wedding party on the orders of the Safavid-Georgian officer Murav Beg (Giorgi Saakadze). Around the same time, the Shah arranged the marriage of Anduqapar Amilakhori to a daughter of Emamqoli Khan, a prominent Safavid military and political leader of Georgian descent. According to the contemporary Safavid historian Fazli Khuzani, Amilakhori was 22-years old at the time of his marriage.
While in Kartli, Anduqapar was known as a champion of the Safavid interests in the country. He further expanded his estates at the expense of the neighbouring noble families, exterminated the Ghazneli and had the area around Mtskheta ravaged. In 1625/26, Anduqapar and his wife were captured by the rebellious Georgians and imprisoned in the fortress of Arshi. After the rebels' defeat at the battle of Marabda, Abbas I sent a force to rescue them. According to Fazli Khuzani, upon being informed of this, the rebels sent Anduqapar and his wife to Anduqapar's relatives, as well as those of Allahverdi Khan (the father of Imam-Quli Khan). Anduqapar, thereafter, disappears from historical records.
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Who was Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori?
Georgian Amilakhori noble from Kartli (died c.1626)
When did Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori die?
Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori died in 1620.
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Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori was a military personnel.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Abd al-Ghaffar Amilakhori
· DBpedia: Anduqapar Amilakhvari
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