Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani

Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani (1821–1882; Persian: حسینقلی‌خان ایلخانی) was an Iranian nobleman of the Bakhtiari tribe and a powerful khan (lord). Hossein Gholi Khan united the Bakhtiari tribes, killing many opponents in the process, and eventually turning the Bakhtiari clan - which hitherto had no role in politics - into one of the most powerful political poles of Qajar Iran. Most of Hossein Gholi Khan's children, including Ali-Gholi Khan Bakhtiari, played a role in important events in contemporary Iranian history, such as the Constitutional Revolution.

Towards the end of his life, Hossein Gholi Khan formed an alliance with Mass'oud Mirza Zell-e Soltan, the governor of Isfahan, and gained such power that he intended to stage a coup against Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. But Mirza Yusuf Ashtiani, the Shah's Prime Minister, poisoned him with Qajar coffee.