List of Tofangchi-aghasis

The Tofangchi-aghasi, also spelled Tufangchi-aqasi, and otherwise known as the Tofangchi-bashi, was the commander of the Safavid Empire's musketeer corps. The tofangchi-aghasi was assisted by numerous officers, i.e. minbashis, yuzbashis, dahbashis, as well as an administrative staff (i.e. vizier, mostoufi). Though the tofangchi-aghasi was considered to be a high-ranking office on paper, de facto, it was one of the lowest on the "military totem-pole" compared to the other commanding offices. Nevertheless, the post was generally held by scions of noble families.

Reign of Ismail I

 * Mirza Shah Hosein (1516)

Reign of Tahmasp I

 * Kur Hasan (1529)
 * Mir Saheb-e Qoshun (1576)
 * Mir Saheb-e Qoshun (1576)

Reign of Ismail II

 * Mir Saheb-e Qoshun (1576)

Reign of Abbas I

 * Esma'il Beg (1614-1615)
 * Zaman Beg (1629)

Reign of Shah Safi

 * Rostam Beg (1630)
 * Mir Fatteh Qumesheh'i (1634-1635)
 * Aqa Taher (1635-1643)

Reign of Abbas II

 * Aqa Taher (1635-1643)
 * Qalander Soltan Chuleh (1643-1661)
 * Budaq Soltan (1661-1668)

Reign of Suleiman I

 * Budaq Soltan (1661-1668)
 * Sheikh 'Ali Khan Zanganeh (1668-1669)
 * Abbas Beg Zanganeh (1669-1670)
 * Kaykhosrow Khan (1670-1674)
 * Hajji 'Ali Khan Zanganeh (1674-1691)
 * Eshaq Khan (?)

Reign of Sultan Husayn

 * Eshaq Khan (?)
 * Musa Khan (1711-1715)
 * Hosein Ali Khan (1717-1720)
 * Mohammad Ali Khan Mokri (1720-1722)

Reign of Tahmasp II

 * Ahmad Khan (1723)
 * Shahverdi Khan Cheshmkazik (1724)