Mirza Talib Khan

Mirza Talib Khan Urdubadi (Persian: میرزا طالب خان اردوبادی‎‎), was a Iranian aristocrat from the Urdubadi family, who served as the vizier of the Safavid king (shah) Safi (r. 1629–1642) from 1632 to 1633.

Biography

Mirza Talib was the son of Hatim Beg Urdubadi, and thus belonged to the Urdubadi family, an Iranian family which was descended from the medieval philosopher and polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.^[1] Furthermore, Mirza Talib was also the brother-in-law of the governor of Qandahar, Ali Mardan Khan. In 1632, Mirza Talib was appointed by king Safi as his vizier, succeeding the former vizier Khalifa Sultan. In 1633, Mirza Talib was dishonored by Saru Taqi, who then secretly had him assassinated.

The reason behind these actions was due to a personal hatred Saru Taqi had towards the family of Mirza Talib Khan, whose father had denied to give Saru Taqi's father a post which he had asked for.^[1] Furthermore, Saru Taqi also took over the house of Mirza Talib, which was in Isfahan, the capital of the Safavid Empire.^[1]

References

1. Babaie 2004, pp. 42-43.

Sources

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