List of Tupchi-bashis

The Tupchi-bashi ("head of the tupchis") 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.

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 Sultan Husayn

 * 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)