Ustajlu

Mohammad Khan Ustajlu at the Battle of Chaldiran in an Ottoman miniature from Hoja Sa'd al-Din's Taj al-Tewarih.

The Ustajlu were a powerful Turkmen tribe, with a main presence in Azarbaijan (in the northwest of Persia) and in Khorasan (north central Persia). They were particularly active during the early Safavid period in the 16th century.[1] The Ustajlu were particularly powerful during the reign of Shah Ismail (1504-1524), as they held some of the most important positions in the Safavid state, including the position of qurchibashi (Commander of the Shah's guard regiment).[2] Other powerful tribes (oymaqs) were the Shamlu and the Tekkelu.[2]

Some notable people with the surname include:

References

  1. ^ Farrokh, Kaveh (20 December 2011). Iran at War: 1500-1988. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-78096-221-4.
  2. ^ a b Forbes Mans, Beatrice. Nomads in the Middle East. Cambridge University Press. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-521-81629-8.
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