Eshik-aqasi-bashi

Eshik-aqasi-bashi or Ishik-aqasi-bashi (Persian: ایشیک آقاسی باشی) was an administrative title used in Iran during the Safavid and Qajar eras. Under the Safavids, there were two eshik-aqasi-bashi offices, one of the divan (eshik-aqasi-bashi-e divan), and one of the Safavid imperial harem (eshik-aqasi-bashi-e haram). One of the four pillars of the state was the eshik-aqasi-bashi-e divan. He held significant power in both political and economic matters and was part of the council of powerful amirs. The administrative powers of the eshik-aqasi-bashi-e haram was limited to the harem, and he was also of lower status and under the authority of the eshik-aqasi-bashi-e divan. Under the Qajars, the authority of the eshik-aqasi-bashi was decreased.