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Isa Khan Safavi ({{lang-fa|عیسی خان صفوی}}), also known as Isa Khan Shaykhavand ({{lang|fa|آوند عیسی خان شیخ}}) was a Safavid prince, who occupied high offices under king (shah) Abbas I (r. 1588–1629). Biography Isa Khan was the grandson of the Safavid vizier Masum Beg Safavi, and was married to one of Abbas' daughters. In 1612, he was appointed by Abbas I as the head of the royal bodyguard (qurchi-bashi).{{sfn|Newman|2008|p=54}} In 1625, Isa Khan was appointed as the commander of the Safavid army of Georgia and fought a group of Georgian rebels on June 30. During the battle, he was almost defeated by the rebels, until reinforcements arrived from Azerbaijan and helped Isa Khan defeat the rebels.{{sfn|Blow|2009|p=134}} In 1629, Abbas I died and was succeeded by his grandson Safi, who in 1631 executed Isa Khan including his three sons.{{sfn|Matthee|2008|p=37}} Isa Khan's successor in the qurchi-bashi post was Cheragh Khan Zahedi.{{sfn|Matthee|2008|p=37}} During the reign of Safi's son and successor Abbas II (r. 1642–1666), a mausoleum was constructed for the three sons of Isa Khan.{{sfn|Newman|2008|p=89}} References Sources {{refbegin|2}}- {{cite book | last = Blow | first = David | title = Shah Abbas: The Ruthless King Who became an Iranian Legend | year = 2009 | isbn = 978-1-84511-989-8 | publisher = I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. | location = London, UK | lccn = 2009464064 | url = https://books.google.dk/books?id=K_kBAwAAQBAJ&pg= |ref=harv}}
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{{refend|2}}{{S-start}}{{S-bef| before=Allah Qoli Beg Qajar}}{{S-ttl| title=Qurchi-bashi| years=1612-1631}}{{S-aft| after=Cheragh Khan Zahedi}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Isa Khan Safavi}} 9 : Safavid princes|Safavid generals|17th-century Iranian people|Year of birth unknown|1631 deaths|People executed by the Safavid dynasty|Qurchi-bashi|Shaykhavand|17th-century people of the Safavid Empire |