Jafarqoli Khan, also known as Jafarqoli Beg, was a Safavid official of Georgian origin who served as the governor (beglarbeg) of Astarabad in 1664 or 1666, during the reign of king Abbas II (1642-1666). A scion of the Undiladze clan, Jafarqoli Khan was a grandson of the celebrated Safavid military and political leader Imam-Quli Khan, a son by one of his daughters and her husband Dāvūd (sometime governor of Dashtestan). Though the Undiladze family had almost been annihilated in its entirety in the early years of king Safi's reign (1629-1642), the succession of the family amongst the Safavid court elites was assured by Jafarqoli.

Jafarqoli Khan
Governor of Astarabad
In office
1664/1666–Unknown
MonarchAbbas II
Preceded byJamshid Khan
Succeeded byMohammad Khan
Personal details
Parent(s)Unnamed daughter of Imam-Quli Khan (mother), Dāvūd (father)
RelativesImam-Quli Khan (grandfather), Allahverdi Khan (great-grandfather), Daud Khan Undiladze (great-uncle)
ClanUndiladze
Military service
Allegiance Safavid Iran

Sources

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  • Floor, Willem M. (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, DC: Mage Publishers. p. 153. ISBN 978-1933823232.
  • Maeda, Hirotake (2003). "On the Ethno-Social Background of Four Gholām Families from Georgia in Safavid Iran". Studia Iranica (32): 262, 272.
Preceded by Governor of Astarabad
1664 or 1666
Succeeded by
Mohammad Khan