Divan-begi

The Divan-begi^[b] (Persian: دیوان‌بیگی, romanized: Dīvān-beīgī) was a high-ranking official in Judicial system of Safavid Iran (1501–1736), who acted as chief justice of Safavid capital and all over the kingdom's courts.^[5] It was the Persian form of Turkic Diwan-begi office, also known as the Imperial Chief Justice^[6] or Lord High Justice.^[1] Divan-begis presided over an appeals court for the kingdom,^[7] except for cases involving military officers or religious officials.^[8] Divan-begis had deputies to assist them.^[5]

Divan-begi
Style	ʿĀlī-jāh (Serene Highness)[1]
Type	Moqarrab al-Khāqān[1]
Member of	Jānqī (Council of State)[1]
Residence	Keshīk-Khāneh, Ālī Qāpū (Royal court's Guardhouse)[1]
Seat	Isfahan, Safavid Iran
Nominator	The King[2]
Appointer	The King[2]
Term length	no fixed length[3]
Formation	1501
First holder	Khadem Beg Talish
Unofficial names	[A]Mir-e Divan Divan-begi-bashi
Deputy	Nāʿeb-e Dīvān-begī[4]
Salary	500 tomāns (officially)[a][1]

List of Divan-begis

Reign of Ismail I

• Khadem Beg Talish (1501)^[5]
• Beiram Beg Qaramanlu (1501–1514)^[9]
• Husam Beg Qaramanlu^[c] (1514)^[9]
• Amir Harun^[d] (1514)^[9]

Reign of Tahmasp I

• Kopek Sultan Ustajlu^[e] (1524)^[9]
• Mohammad Khan Takkalu^[f] (1543/4)^[9]
• Ebrahim Khan^[d] (1541–1557)^[9]
• Ma'sum Beg Safavi [fa]^[g] (1550)^[9]
• Badhr Khan (1551)^[9]
• Ebrahim Khan^[d] (1554–1566)^[10]

Reign of Ismail II

• Ebrahim Mirza^[h] (1576)^[10]
• Shahrokh Khan Dhu'l-Qadr (1576)^[10]

Reign of Mohammad Khodabanda

• Hamzeh Khan Ustajlu (1578)^[10]
• Salman Khan Ustajlu^[i] (1582)^[10]
• Ali-qoli Khan Ustajlu^[j] (1585)^[10]
• Ismail-qoli Khan(1586)^[10]

Reign of Abbas I

• Baktash Khan Afshar^[f] (1588)^[10]
• Khan Mohammad^[j] (1602/3)^[10]
• Ali-qoli Khan Shamlu^[j] (1605–1624)^[10]
• Agha Beg^[k] (1624–1627)^[10]
• Kalb-Ali Beg (1627–1629)^[10]

Reign of Safi

• Rostam Beg^[l] (1629–1635)^[10]
• Ali-qoli Beg (1635–1642)^[10]

Reign of Abbas II

• Morteza-qoli Beg Shamlu (1642–1645)^[10]
• Oghurlu Beg Qajar^[m] (28 November 1645–1657)^[10]
• Safi-qoli Beg^[n] (1657–1663)^[10]
• Evaz Beg (1663)^[11]

Reign of Suleiman I

• Abbas-qoli Beg (1663–1666)^[11]
• Mohammad-qoli Khan (1666)^[11]
•  ?^[o] (1666)^[11]
• Abu'l-Qasem Beg Shamlu^[p] (1670/1)^[11]
• Mohammad-Hassan (1673)^[11]
• Zeinal Khan (1680)^[11]
• Rostam Beg (1691)^[11]
• Musa Beg (1692–1696)^[11]

Reign of Sultan Husayn

• Musa Beg (1692–1696)^[11]
• Ali-Mardan Khan^[q] (1696)^[11]
• Yar-Mohammad (1697/8)^[11]
• Safi-qoli Beg (1697/8)^[11]
• Levan Mirza^[r] (1700)^[11]
• Safi-qoli Khan (1712–February 1715)^[11]
• Ismail Beg (1715–1716)^[11]
• Jafar Khan^[s] (1716)^[11]
• Safi-qoli Khan^[t] (1716)^[12]
• Mohammad-qoli Khan (1718–1720)^[12]
• Rajab-Ali Beg (1720–1722)^[12]

Reign of Abbas III

• Mohammad-qoli Khan^[u] (1732)^[12]