Abdi Beg Shamlu

Tavajibashi
Abdi Beg Shamlu
عبدی ‌بیگ شاملو
Died1506 (1507)
SpouseAn sister of Ismail I
ChildrenDurmish Khan Shamlu
Hoseyn Khan Shamlu
Military career
Allegiance Safavid order (1500–1501)
Safavid Iran (1501–1506)
Branch
 Safavid Army
Service years
1500–1506
Conflicts

Abdi Beg Shamlu (Persian: عبدی ‌بیگ شاملو; d. 1506) was an Safavid era military officer and politician from Shamlu tribe, who served as Tavajibashi.

Military career

Abdi Beg Shamlu joined to Safavid movement in 1500, with his 300 warriors, he was among the 7,000 Qizilbash followers of Ismail I. After accession of Ismail I, Abdi Beg received the title Tavajibashi. Abdi Beg subsequently participated in Campaigns of Ismail I. In 1501, he took part in Battle of Sharur. At the Battle of Hamadan (1503), Abdi Beg, together with Abdal Beg Talish, Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu, Mohammad Khan Ustajlu, Bayram Beg Karamanlu, Yakan Beg Tekelu and Sari Ali Beg Tekelu, commanded the right and left wings of Qizilbash army. On 11 April 1504, Ismail I marched against fortress of Usta. Kiya Husayn II, who opposed Shah, led a large detachment out of stronghold to lay an ambush. Shah Ismail ordered Abdi Beg Shamlu and Bayram Beg Karamanlu to assault fortress from one gate while he commanded the attack from another. Caught off guard by ambush, Abdi Beg Shamlu and Bayram Beg Karamanlu fought bravely but were unable to reach fortress. In mid-1504, Rais Ghaybi the governor of Abarkuh was rebelled and Ismail I ordered Abdi Khan to suppress the revolt, the mission was ended successfully. In mid-1506, a punitive expedition led by Bayram Beg Karamanlu, Khadim Beg Khalifa, Abdi Beg Shamlu, and Sari Ali Beg Tekelu raided the encampment of Shir Sarim, a leader of Kurdish rebels. Abdi Beg Shamlu and Sari Ali Beg Tekelu were killed in the heavy fighting, while Shir Sarim managed to escape. During the winter of 1506–1507, the captured rebels were brought before Shah Ismail at Khoy and brutally executed—including Shir Sarim's son and brother—in retaliation for the deaths of the Qizilbash commanders.

Marriage and children

Abdi Beg Shamlu married with an sister of Ismail I, and had 2 children; Durmish Khan Shamlu and Hoseyn Khan Shamlu.

References

  1. ↑ Sarwar 1939, p. 35.
  2. ↑ Youssef-Jamali 1981, p. 118.
  3. ↑ Savory 1980, p. 25.
  4. ↑ Minorsky 1943, p. 192.
  5. ↑ Mitchell 2002, p. 47.
  6. ↑ Sarwar 1939, p. 39.
  7. ↑ Youssef-Jamali 1981, p. 133.
  8. ↑ Sarwar 1939, p. 45.
  9. ↑ Sarwar 1939, p. 48.
  10. ↑ Sarwar 1939, p. 50.
  11. ↑ Munshi 1978, p. 49.
  12. ↑ Browne 1924, p. 58.
  13. ↑ Sarwar 1939, p. 52.
  14. ↑ Youssef-Jamali 1981, p. 285.
  15. ↑ Savory 2004.

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