Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani

Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani

Ilkhan-e Bakhtiari
Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani; Ilkhan-e Bakhtiari
Born	1821
Died	1882; Isfahan
Children	Ali-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari; Najaf-Qoli Khan Bakhtiari; Bibi Maryam Bakhtiari; Yusuf Khan Amir Mujahid;

Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani (1821-1882) was an Iranian nobleman of the Bakhtiari tribe and a powerful khan (lord). Hossein Gholi Khan united the Bakhtiari tribes, killing many opponents in the process, and eventually turning the Bakhtiari clan - which hitherto had no role in politics - into one of the most powerful political poles of Qajar Iran. Most of Hossein Gholi Khan's children, including Ali-Gholi Khan Bakhtiari, played a role in important events in contemporary Iranian history, such as the Constitutional Revolution.

Towards the end of his life, Hossein Qoli Khan formed an alliance with Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, the governor of Isfahan, and gained such power that he intended to stage a coup against Nasser al-Din Shah. But Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani, the Shah's Prime Minister, poisoned Hossein Qoli Khan with Qajar coffee.

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