Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu

Hossein Beg Laleh Shamlu was a Qizilbash officer of Turkoman origin, who occupied high offices under the Safavid king Ismail I (r. 1501–1524) and was the first person to serve as the vakil (vicegerent) of the empire.

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
PredecessorNew title
SuccessorMir Najm Zargar Gilani
Born1452 (1452)
Died23 August, 1514 (aged 6162)
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