Vali dynasty

The Solvizi family, also known as the Vali dynasty, and the Valis of Luristan (later Valis of Posht-e-Kuh),[1] was a semi-autonomous dynasty of Luri origin which ruled Lorestan from 1597 to 1928.

They were related to their predecessors, the Khorshidi dynasty.[2] Its last governor, Shahverdi Abbasi, was executed in 1598 by the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas I for rebelling against him. The latter subsequently had all male members of the Khorshidi family either blinded or jailed, thus marking their end.[3] Hoseyn Khan Solvizi, a cousin of Hoseyn Khan through his mother, was installed as the new governor in 1597/98.[4] From 1603 and onwards, the Solvizi family became the hereditary governors of Lorestan.[2] In 1928, amid campaigns against Lur tribes, Reza Shah captured the remaining territory of the Vali dynasty in Posht-e-Kuh and ended their rule.[5]

References

  1. ^ Encyclopedia of Islam, Volume 5, pp. 829
  2. ^ a b Floor 2008, p. 235.
  3. ^ Floor 2008, pp. 234–235.
  4. ^ Floor 2008, pp. 235–236.
  5. ^ Amanolahi, S. (2002). Reza Shah and the Lurs: the Impact of the Modern State On Luristan. Iran and the Caucasus, 6(1), pp. 193. https://doi.org/10.1163/157338402X00124

Sources

  • Floor, Willem (2008). Titles and Emoluments in Safavid Iran: A Third Manual of Safavid Administration, by Mirza Naqi Nasiri. Washington, D.C.: Mage Publishers. ISBN 978-1933823232.
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