Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani
| Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani | |
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| Grand Vizier of the Safavid Empire | |
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In office July 1716 – November 1720 |
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| Monarch | Sultan Husayn |
| Preceded by | Shahqoli Khan Zanganeh |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Qoli Khan Shamlu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Late 17th-century Daghestan (?) |
| Died | After 1721 Shiraz |
| Spouse(s) | Unnamed Zanganeh noblewoman |
| Father | Alqas Mirza |
Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani (Persian: فتحعلی خان داغستانی), was a Lezgian nobleman, who served as the Grand Vizier of the Safavid king (shah) Sultan Husayn (r. 1694–1722) from 1716 to 1720.
A member of an aristocratic Lezgian family native to Daghestan, Daghestani was unlike the earlier Safavid grand viziers, a Sunnite, which was a religious sect of Islam that often faced persecution from the Safavid state. Although this did not stop Daghestani from rising in power and influence—in July 1716, he was appointed as grand vizier by the indecisive and weak Sultan Husayn, who had little interest in political affairs, thus letting Daghestani take care of most of the affairs of the country.
This, however, resulted in Daghestani making a lot of enemies, who eventually in 1720 had Daghestani removed from power by a ruse. He was thereafter blinded and exiled in Shiraz, where he later died. He was succeeded by Mohammad Qoli Khan Shamlu.
Daghestani was a member of the family of the Shamkhal of Kumukh. A noble Lezgian family, they traditionally governed the area at the Terek river in the Safavid province of Daghestan. Like the majority of the Lezgians, he was a Sunni Muslim. He was the son of a certain Alqas Mirza, who was the son of Ildirim Khan Shamkhal. Of Daghestani's many relatives, a large number held high-ranking positions as well. Amongst them were his nephew Hasan-Ali Khan Daghestani who served as the governor of Shirvan and Shamakhi, his brother Aslan Khan Daghestani who served as governor of Kuhgiluyeh and Astarabad, as well as Lotf-Ali Khan Daghestani who was both his nephew and brother-in-law, and who functioned as the governor of Fars for several years.
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