188:). This all to evidently illustrate the complex character of the family. Though the Mirimanidzes gained their status from the Safavids and were primarily known for their role in the Safavid ranks, they were also acknowledged as being one of the powerful noble families at the local court of the
127:, and was therefore subjected to Safavid influence and rule from its earliest days. Somkhiti originally meant "the place where the Armenians live", and in the 18th century, the termination was largely replaced with "Somkheti" (სომხეთი,
180:). Arakel of Tabriz, who was of Armenian origin himself referred to the Mirimanidzes as Georgian nobles, whereas Fazli Khuzani called Tahmaspqoli and his relatives as being either Georgian, Armenian or
224:, and was an influential Safavid official who served king Abbas I closely, though he had begun his service before Abbas I's reign. He was the uncle of the most prominent member of the family,
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