December 1587, when the Uzbeks under Abdullah Khan II besieged Herat. Though he reportedly managed to hold off the invading force for more than a year, demonstrating exceptional courage and effort, Ali-Qoli Khan was eventually forced to surrender the city in February 1589 to the Uzbeks. He was then deceitfully executed by the Uzbek leader. The fall of Herat was staged on purpose by Morshed-Qoli Khan Ustajlu, Ali-Qoli Khan's longtime ally (and later rival); finding himself now in a superior position after putting Abbas on the throne, he deliberately delayed the arrival of the relief force meant for Herat. References Sources Further reading 1589 deaths Iranian Turkmen people Shamlu Safavid governors of Herat Safavid military officers 16th-century people of Safavid Iran