List of mothers of the Safavid shahs
This list includes the biological mothers of Safavid Shahs. There were eleven shahs (kings) of the Safavid Empire in ten generations. Throughout 235-years history the shahs were all members of the same house, the house of Safavid.
| Name (Birth Name) | Son | Ethnicity |
|---|---|---|
| Alam-Shah Begum (Halima, Mart[h]a) | Ismail I | half Greek - half Turcoman[1] |
| Tajlu Khanum (Shah-Begi Khanum) | Tahmasp I | Turcoman[2] |
| Sultanum Begum | Ismail II and Mohammad Khodabanda | Turcoman |
| Khayr al-Nisa Begum | Abbas I | Mazanderani |
| Dilaram Khanum | Shah Safi | Georgian[3] |
| Anna Khanum | Abbas II | Circassian[4] |
| Nakihat Khanum | Suleiman I of Persia | Circassian[5] |
| Unknown | Sultan Husayn | Circassian[6] |
| Unknown | Tahmasp II | Unknown |
| Unknown | Abbas III | Unknown |
| Shahrbanu Begum[7] | Suleiman II | Unknown |
| Khan Aqa Begum or Maryam Begum[7] | Ismail III | Unknown |
See also
References
- ^ Peter Charanis. "Review of Emile Janssens' Trébizonde en Colchide", Speculum, Vol. 45, No. 3,, (Jul., 1970), p. 476
- ^ Women in Iran: From the Rise of Islam to 1800 ed. Nashat and Beck (University of Illinois Press, 2003) p.145
- ^ Sussan Babaie and others: Slaves of the Shah (I.B. Tauris, 2003) p.104
- ^ Andrew J. Newman Safavid Iran (I.B.Tauris) p.81
- ^ Newman 2008, pp. 55, 93, 100.
- ^ Matthee 2012.
- ^ a b Kissling, H. J.; Spuler, Bertold; Barbour, N.; Trimingham, J. S.; Braun, H.; Hartel, H. (August 1, 1997). The Last Great Muslim Empires. BRILL. p. 210. ISBN 978-9-004-02104-4.
Sources
- Matthee, R. (2012). "Sulṭān Ḥusayn". In P. Bearman; Th. Bianquis; C.E. Bosworth; E. van Donzel; W.P. Heinrichs (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill Online. doi:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_7180.
- Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857716613.