Mohammad-Ali Khan (sepahsalar)


Mohammad-Ali Khan was a Safavid official and military commander of Lezgian origin. He served as a commander-in-chief of the army and as a governor of the Erivan Province, during the reign of king Sultan Husayn.
A nephew of grand vizier Fath-Ali Khan Daghestani, Mohammad-Ali Khan served during the chaotic years in which the Safavid state was crumbling and in a state of heavy decline. He was killed in 1716 following a revolt by the people of his province, and was succeeded by his twelve-year old son, who was also appointed governor of Georgia and of Tabriz.