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The Ordubadi family (Persian: خاندان اردوبادی), also spelled Urdubadi, otherwise known as the Nasiri family, was an Iranian family, which was descended from the medieval philosopher and polymath Nasir al-Din al-Tusi.[1] The family was from Ordubad, a town on the northern bank of the Aras river, and is first mentioned during the Mongol invasions and conquests. The family thereafter disappears from sources, and is first mentioned several decades later when the Safavid dynasty conquered Iran and its surroundings in the 15th century. The leader of the family Bahram Khan Ordubadi, began serving the Safavid king (shah) Ismail I (r. 1501–1524), who appointed him as the civil administrator (kalantar) of Ordubad.
Bahram's son Hatem Beg Ordubadi, later succeeded his father as the lord of Ordubad, and received the title of "Beg" (lord).[2] In 1591, Hatem Beg was appointed by Shah Abbas I (r. 1588–1629) as his grand vizier, and later died in 1610/11. His son, Mirza Taleb Khan Ordubadi, would also serve as Shah Abbas' grand vizier in 1610/11–1621. Later, he also served as grand vizier to Shah Safi (r. 1629–1642) from 1632 until 1633, when he was assassinated by the eunuch Saru Taqi, who had a personal hatred towards the Ordubadi family. This was due to Hatem Beg having had denied Saru Taqi's father a post he had seeked.[1]
Another member of the family, Mirza Abol-Hosayn Beg Ordubadi, served as the treasurer (khezanadar-bashi) during the early reign of Shah Safi, while a later member, Mirza Naqi Nasiri, wrote the Dastur al-Muluk, an important manual about the empire's administration. He also served as secretary of the royal council (Majles-Nevis or vaqāye'-nevis) for several years.[3]
References
- ^ a b Babaie 2004, pp. 42–43.
- ^ Babaie 2004, p. 160.
- ^ Babaie 2004, p. 140.
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