The Tupchi-bashi () 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.
List of Tupchi-bashis
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 Soltan Hoseyn 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)
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