Fath Ali Khan Qajar (born 1685~1693 - 1726), was a renowned military commander during the rule of the Safavid shahs Husayn and
Tahmasp IITahmasp 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 ShahNāder Shāh Afshār the Great ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty...
in 1726.
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Fath Ali Khan Qajar (born 1685~1693 - 1726), was a renowned military commander during the rule of the Safavid shahs Husayn and
Tahmasp IITahmasp 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 ShahNāder Shāh Afshār the Great ruled as Shah of Iran and was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty...
in 1726.
Fath Ali Khan's son Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar (1722-1758) was killed at the behest of Karim Khan Zand, and was the father of Agha Mohammad Khan and Hossein Qoli Khan (Jahansouz Shah) Qajar (father of "Baba Khan," the future Fath Ali Shah Qajar).