Fath Ali Khan
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Fath Ali Khan Qajar was a renowned military commander during the rule of the Safavid shahs Husayn
and Tahmasp II
. He was killed on the orders of Nader Shah
in 1726.
Fat'h Ali Khan was the son of Shah Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. He was Ilkhani of the Qajar tribe and Governor of Astarabad and Semnan, 1720-1726. He was killed on the orders of Nader Shah
, 11th October 1726 and was buried in Mashhad
.
Fath Ali Khan's son Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar (1722-1758) was the father of Agha Mohammad Khan and Hossein Qoli Khan Jahansouz Shah Qajar (father of "Baba Khan," the future Fath Ali Shah Qajar).
Husayn
Hussein , is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful"...
and Tahmasp II
Tahmasp II
Tahmasp II was one of the last Safavid rulers of Persia . Tahmasp was the son of Husayn , the Shah of Iran at that time. When Husayn was forced to abdicate by the Afghans in 1722, Prince Tahmasp wished to claim the throne. He fled to Tabriz where he established a government...
. He was killed on the orders of Nader Shah
Nader Shah
Nāder Shāh Afshār ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia or the Second Alexander...
in 1726.
Fat'h Ali Khan was the son of Shah Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. He was Ilkhani of the Qajar tribe and Governor of Astarabad and Semnan, 1720-1726. He was killed on the orders of Nader Shah
Nader Shah
Nāder Shāh Afshār ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty. Because of his military genius, some historians have described him as the Napoleon of Persia or the Second Alexander...
, 11th October 1726 and was buried in Mashhad
Mashhad
Mashhad , is the second largest city in Iran and one of the holiest cities in the Shia Muslim world. It is also the only major Iranian city with an Arabic name. It is located east of Tehran, at the center of the Razavi Khorasan Province close to the borders of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. Its...
.
Fath Ali Khan's son Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar (1722-1758) was the father of Agha Mohammad Khan and Hossein Qoli Khan Jahansouz Shah Qajar (father of "Baba Khan," the future Fath Ali Shah Qajar).
Genealogy
Fat'h 'Ali Khan had two sons and a daughter:- 1) Mohammad Hasan Bahadur Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu (b.1715-k.1758)lkhani of the Qajar tribe. Governor-General of Astarabad, and Governor of GorganGorganGorgan Some east of Gorgan is the Golestan National Park. The city has a regional airport and several universities. Gorgan Airport was opened in September 2005.-Etymology:...
, Mazandaran and Gilan 1747- 1759. m. (first) 1739, Jayram Begum daughter of Iskandar Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. m. (second) Zara Khanum, sister of Muhammad Husain Khan-e Qajar Devehlu. m. (third) a lady from the Izz ud-Dinlu branch of the Qajar tribe. m. (fourth) a KurdishKurdish peopleThe Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
lady from Astarabad. m. (fifth) a lady from Isfahan. m. (sixth) sister of Hajji Jamal Fumani, Governor of RashtRashtRasht is a city in and the capital of Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 551,161, in 159,983 families.Rasht is the largest city on Iran's Caspian Sea coast. It is a major trade center between Caucasia, Russia and Iran using the port of Bandar-e Anzali...
. having had issue:
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- i)Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar the founder of Qajar DynastyQajar dynastyThe Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal family of Turkic descent who ruled Persia from 1785 to 1925....
- ii) Reza Quli Khan , died in exile at Khawrazam, 1781.
- iii) Husain Quli, Jahansuz Shah, m. his cousin H.M. Agha Bajji, Mahd-i-'Aliya. He killed by TurkomansTurkmen peopleThe Turkmen are a Turkic people located primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran. They speak the Turkmen language, which is classified as a part of the Western Oghuz branch of the Turkic languages family together with Turkish, Azerbaijani, Qashqai,...
near FendereskFendereskFenderesk is a district in Golestan Province in northern Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,326, in 8,206 families.The place in which Mirza Abolghasem Mirfendereski, was born....
, 22nd March 1777. having had issue, three sons:- (1) Fat'h 'Ali Shah Qajar
- (2) Hajji Husain Quli Khan. Governor-General of Fars 1797-1798, Governor of Semnan, KashanKashanKashan is a city in and the capital of Kashan County, in the province of Isfahan, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 248,789, in 67,464 families....
1798-1801, and of QomQomQom is a city in Iran. It lies by road southwest of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. At the 2006 census, its population was 957,496, in 241,827 families. It is situated on the banks of the Qom River....
1801-1802. Rebelled against his brother and seized Isfahan in July 1801, but made his submission and pardoned after the intercession of the Mahd-i-'Aliya. Arrested, blinded and exiled to Dezashib after her death in 1802. - (3) Mohammad Sadiq Khan
- iv) Murtaza Quli Khan (:ru:Муртаза Кули-хан), born 1755. Governor-General of Astarabad in 1782. Rebelled against his half-brother 1784, but was defeated and went into exile in RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Entered the service of Catherine the Great.He d. in exile in Khwar'azam, Russia after 1785 and was buried in Kerbala, having had issue, two sons and several daughters. According to Russian sources died in 1798 or 1800. Exist his portrait dated 1796. - v) Mustafa Quli Kan, born 1755. He had issue, twelve sons and twelve daughters.
- vi) Ja'afar Quli Khan, born 1751. Governor of Isfahan 1786-1789, and of BastamBastamBastam is the site of an ancient Urartian citadel from ca. the 7th century BC, located in modern northwestern Iran. On August 9, 2007, it was proposed to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-External links:...
1788-1789. Heir Presuptive to his elder brother, Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar, until his arrest in 1789. He was killed at TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
on the orders of his brother Agha Muhammad Khan, 1790. - vii) Mahdi Quli Khan, died at GorganGorganGorgan Some east of Gorgan is the Golestan National Park. The city has a regional airport and several universities. Gorgan Airport was opened in September 2005.-Etymology:...
, 1784, having had issue, 2 sons. - viii) 'Abbas Quli Khan, born 1756. He died at TehranTehranTehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
1763. - ix) 'Ali Quli Khan, born 1755. exiled to Barforush. He died at BabolBabolBabol is a city in and the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 198,636, in 55,943 families....
1825, having and had issue, a daughter.
- i)Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar the founder of Qajar Dynasty
- 2) Muhammad Husain Khan, died in his youth.
- 3) Begum Khanoum, married Karim Khan Zand