List of Tupchi-bashis

The Tupchi-bashi () was the commander of the Safavid Empire's artillery corps. He was responsible for the artillery battery (tup-khaneh) and needed materials in relation to the artillery pieces as well. The tupchi-bashi received assistance by an administrative staff, as well as by various officers of lower rank. The term tupchi-bashi was also used to designate the commanders of local artillery batteries in the various cities and provinces of the empire.

List of Tupchi-bashis

Reign of Ismail I

• Hamza Beg (1507)
• Mahmud Beg (1516)

Reign of Tahmasp I

• Ostad Sheikhi Beg (1528–1529)
• Sheikh Ali (1538–1539)
• Darvish Beg (1551–1552)
• Soleiman Beg (1556–1557)

Reign of Mohammad Khodabanda

• Morad Khan (1580–1581)

Reign of Abbas I

• Qoreiqchi Khan (1605–1606)
• Barkhordar Beg (1610)

Reign of Safi

• Mortezaqoli Beg (1637–1638)
• Morad Beg (1642)

Reign of Abbas II

• Morad Beg (1642)
• Mohammad Beg (1649)
• Hoseinqoli Khan (1655)
• Qalandar Soltan Chuleh Chaghatay (1660–1661)

Reign of Suleiman I

• Najafqoli Beg (1669–1679)
• Mohammad Hosein Beg (1679–?)
• Musa Beg (1692)
• Abd ol-Razzaq Beg (1693–1695)

Reign of Soltan Hoseyn

• Abd ol-Razzaq Beg (1693–1695)
• Abdi Aqa (1697–1698)
• Aliqoli Khan (1711–1714)
• Mohebb-Ali Khan (1716–1721)
• Ahmad Khan (1721)
• Mohammad-Ali Khan (1722)
• His son (1722)

Reign of Tahmasp II

• Emin Khan (1728–1729)
• Taher Beg (1730–1731)
• Mohammadqoli Khan (1731–1732)
• Yar Beg Khan (1732)

Reign of Abbas III

• Yar Beg Khan (1732)
• Mehdi Khan (1733)

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