Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu

Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu
Vakil of the Safavid Empire
1508 Persian farman of Shah Ismail I in which Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu is mentioned by name
PredecessorTitle established
SuccessorMir Najm Zargar Gilani
Born1452 (1452)
Died23 August, 1514 (aged 61–62)
Chaldiran plain

Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu (Persian: حسین بیگ شاملو; 1452 – 23 August 1514) was a Qizilbash officer of Turkoman origin, who occupied high offices under Shah Ismail I (r. 1501–1524), the founder of the Safavid dynasty. He was the first person to serve as the vakil (vicegerent) of the Safavid Empire.

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