Behbud Khan Cherkes


Behbud Khan Cherkes, also known as Behbud Beg, was a Safavid official and gholam of Circassian origin, who served during the reign of king Abbas I. He held the governorship of Goklan in 1606, Gaskar in 1620, and Astarabad in 1620-1629.
In 1615, Behbud Khan Cherkes killed crown prince Mohammad Baqer Mirza on the order of Abbas I himself.