Sayyed Sharif al-Din Ali Shirazi

Sayyed Sharif al-Din Ali Shirazi (Persian: سید شریف الدین علی شیرازی; died 23 August 1514, Chaldiran) was a Persian cleric, who served as sadr in Safavid Iran during 1508–1510 and later from 1512 until his death in the battle of Chaldiran in 1514. He was a grandchild of Sharif Jurjani, and was the father of the prominent bureaucrat and grand vizier, Mir Sharif Shirazi.

Sayyed Sharif al-Din Ali Shirazi
Persian: سید شریف الدین علی شیرازی
Sadr
In office
1508-1510
1512-1514
Personal details
Born15th century
Shiraz, Fars, Safavid Iran
Died(1514-08-23)23 August 1514
Chaldiran plain, Iranian Azerbaijan
Cause of deathIn battle at Chaldiran
ChildrenMir Sharif Shirazi
RelativesSharif Jurjani (grandfather)

Sources

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  • Newman, Andrew J. (2008). Safavid Iran: Rebirth of a Persian Empire. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–281. ISBN 9780857716613.
  • Mitchell, Colin P. (2009). The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran: Power, Religion and Rhetoric. I.B.Tauris. pp. 1–304. ISBN 978-0857715883.
Preceded by Sadr
1508–1510
Succeeded by
Unknown
Preceded by
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Sadr
1512–1514
Succeeded by
Unknown