Hossein Ali Beg Bayat
Hossein Ali Beg Bayat | |
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Hossein Ali Beg Bayat as engraved by Aegidius Sadeler in Prague, 1601. | |
| Safavid ambassador to Europe | |
| In office 1599–1602 | |
| Monarch | Abbas the Great |
| Succeeded by | Pakize Imam Qoli Beg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sistan, Safavid Iran |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Signature | |
Hossein Ali Beg Bayat (Persian: حسینعلی بیگ بیات, romanized: ḤusaynʿAlī Beyg Bayāt, Azerbaijani: Hüseynəli bəy Bayat, fl. 1599 – 1606) was a Safavid diplomat who served as the ambassador to the Holy Roman Empire, the Russian Tsardom, Habsburg Spain and several other royal and noble courts during the reign of king Abbas I (r. 1588–1628), and was part of the first Safavid embassy to Europe.