Shah Rukh of Persia
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Shahrukh Shah Afshar, also spelled Shahrokh (c. 1730 – 1796) was a king of the Afsharid dynasty
and a contemporary of the Zand
kings. He reigned until 1796.
As the teenage son of Reza Gholi Mirza and Nader Shah
's grandson, he was elected by the nobles following the assassination of Ebrahim Afshar
. His fourth son, Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
, became the prince of Khorasan. He made Mashhad
the capital of his kingdom. Shahrukh was a contemporary of Mirza Mohammad, who was the son of shah Suleiman I Safavi
's daughter and a clergyman. Encouraged by the nobles, he came to believe he was the true heir to the throne. Thus he captured and blinded Shahrukh capitalizing on the popular dissatisfaction with Shahrukh's rule, partly owing to the conduct of his Georgian
favorite Rasul Beg, who scandalized Mashad by making free with the harem of his master.
In 1749, during a struggle for power, the son of the Khan of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan, began a campaign for independence which removed the province of Atropatene (current Azerbaijan) from the Persian empire, while in the west the Qajar tribe led by Mohammad Hassan Khan took over the region of Mazandaran.
In 1750, Soleyman III
was captured and blinded by the followers of Shahrukh, subsequent to which Shahrukh was reinstated as Shah.
In 1760 when Karim Khan
took control of Persia, he did not try to depose Shahrukh out of respect for Nader
, however, the realm of Shahrukh was reduced to the province of Khorasan
.
In 1796 Agha Muhammad Khan conquered Khorasan
and had Shahrukh tortured to death because he thought that he knew of Nadir's treasures.
Shahrukh Shah Afshar, also spelled Shahrokh (c. 1730 – 1796) was a king of the Afsharid dynasty
and a contemporary of the Zand
kings. He reigned until 1796.
As the teenage son of Reza Gholi Mirza and Nader Shah
's grandson, he was elected by the nobles following the assassination of Ebrahim Afshar
. His fourth son, Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
, became the prince of Khorasan. He made Mashhad
the capital of his kingdom. Shahrukh was a contemporary of Mirza Mohammad, who was the son of shah Suleiman I Safavi
's daughter and a clergyman. Encouraged by the nobles, he came to believe he was the true heir to the throne. Thus he captured and blinded Shahrukh capitalizing on the popular dissatisfaction with Shahrukh's rule, partly owing to the conduct of his Georgian
favorite Rasul Beg, who scandalized Mashad by making free with the harem of his master.
In 1749, during a struggle for power, the son of the Khan of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan, began a campaign for independence which removed the province of Atropatene (current Azerbaijan) from the Persian empire, while in the west the Qajar tribe led by Mohammad Hassan Khan took over the region of Mazandaran.
In 1750, Soleyman III
was captured and blinded by the followers of Shahrukh, subsequent to which Shahrukh was reinstated as Shah.
In 1760 when Karim Khan
took control of Persia, he did not try to depose Shahrukh out of respect for Nader
, however, the realm of Shahrukh was reduced to the province of Khorasan
.
In 1796 Agha Muhammad Khan conquered Khorasan
and had Shahrukh tortured to death because he thought that he knew of Nadir's treasures.
Shahrukh Shah Afshar, also spelled Shahrokh (c. 1730 – 1796) was a king of the Afsharid dynasty
and a contemporary of the Zand
kings. He reigned until 1796.
As the teenage son of Reza Gholi Mirza and Nader Shah
's grandson, he was elected by the nobles following the assassination of Ebrahim Afshar
. His fourth son, Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
, became the prince of Khorasan. He made Mashhad
the capital of his kingdom. Shahrukh was a contemporary of Mirza Mohammad, who was the son of shah Suleiman I Safavi
's daughter and a clergyman. Encouraged by the nobles, he came to believe he was the true heir to the throne. Thus he captured and blinded Shahrukh capitalizing on the popular dissatisfaction with Shahrukh's rule, partly owing to the conduct of his Georgian
favorite Rasul Beg, who scandalized Mashad by making free with the harem of his master.
In 1749, during a struggle for power, the son of the Khan of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan, began a campaign for independence which removed the province of Atropatene (current Azerbaijan) from the Persian empire, while in the west the Qajar tribe led by Mohammad Hassan Khan took over the region of Mazandaran.
In 1750, Soleyman III
was captured and blinded by the followers of Shahrukh, subsequent to which Shahrukh was reinstated as Shah.
In 1760 when Karim Khan
took control of Persia, he did not try to depose Shahrukh out of respect for Nader
, however, the realm of Shahrukh was reduced to the province of Khorasan
.
In 1796 Agha Muhammad Khan conquered Khorasan
and had Shahrukh tortured to death because he thought that he knew of Nadir's treasures.
Afsharid dynasty
The Afsharids were members of an Iranian dynasty of Turkmen origin from Khorasan who ruled Persia in the 18th century. The dynasty was founded in 1736 by the military commander Nader Shah who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty and proclaimed himself King of Iran. During Nader's reign,...
and a contemporary of the Zand
Zand dynasty
The Zand dynasty ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century.- Karim Khan Zand :The dynasty was founded by Karim Khan, chief of the Zand tribe which was Lur or Lak deportees. Modern scholarships such as Wadie Jwaideh suggested his Kurdishness. He became one of Nader Shah's generals...
kings. He reigned until 1796.
As the teenage son of Reza Gholi Mirza and 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...
's grandson, he was elected by the nobles following the assassination of Ebrahim Afshar
Ebrahim Afshar
Ibrahim or Ebrahim Shah Afshar was the Shah of Persia during the Afsharid Empire from July to September of 1748. He was Adil Shah's brother and Nader Shah's nephew. He toppled his brother in order to seize the power, and he blinded him on July 6 1748. However, two months later his own troops...
. His fourth son, Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
Nadir Mirza Afshar was great-grandson of Nader Shah the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia. He was the fourth son of Shah Rukh emperor of Khorasan....
, became the prince of Khorasan. He made 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...
the capital of his kingdom. Shahrukh was a contemporary of Mirza Mohammad, who was the son of shah Suleiman I Safavi
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
's daughter and a clergyman. Encouraged by the nobles, he came to believe he was the true heir to the throne. Thus he captured and blinded Shahrukh capitalizing on the popular dissatisfaction with Shahrukh's rule, partly owing to the conduct of his Georgian
Georgians in Iran
Iranian Georgians are an ethnic group living in Iran. Today's Georgia was a subject to the Safavid empire in 17th century and Shah Abbas I relocated communities of Christian, Muslim, and Georgian Jews as part of his programs to develop industrial economy, strengthen the military and populate newly...
favorite Rasul Beg, who scandalized Mashad by making free with the harem of his master.
In 1749, during a struggle for power, the son of the Khan of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan, began a campaign for independence which removed the province of Atropatene (current Azerbaijan) from the Persian empire, while in the west the Qajar tribe led by Mohammad Hassan Khan took over the region of Mazandaran.
In 1750, Soleyman III
Soleyman III
Soleyman II, was the ruler of Persia from 1749 until 1750. His real name was Mir Sayyed Mohammad Marashi and he was in charge of Holy Shrines in Qom and Mashhad...
was captured and blinded by the followers of Shahrukh, subsequent to which Shahrukh was reinstated as Shah.
In 1760 when Karim Khan
Karim Khan
Karim Khan Zand, , , was a ruler of Iran, and the founder of the Zand Dynasty.He was born to a family of the Zand tribe of Lur or Lak deportees...
took control of Persia, he did not try to depose Shahrukh out of respect for Nader
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...
, however, the realm of Shahrukh was reduced to the province of Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
.
In 1796 Agha Muhammad Khan conquered Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
and had Shahrukh tortured to death because he thought that he knew of Nadir's treasures.
Shahrukh Shah Afshar, also spelled Shahrokh (c. 1730 – 1796) was a king of the Afsharid dynasty
Afsharid dynasty
The Afsharids were members of an Iranian dynasty of Turkmen origin from Khorasan who ruled Persia in the 18th century. The dynasty was founded in 1736 by the military commander Nader Shah who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty and proclaimed himself King of Iran. During Nader's reign,...
and a contemporary of the Zand
Zand dynasty
The Zand dynasty ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century.- Karim Khan Zand :The dynasty was founded by Karim Khan, chief of the Zand tribe which was Lur or Lak deportees. Modern scholarships such as Wadie Jwaideh suggested his Kurdishness. He became one of Nader Shah's generals...
kings. He reigned until 1796.
As the teenage son of Reza Gholi Mirza and 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...
's grandson, he was elected by the nobles following the assassination of Ebrahim Afshar
Ebrahim Afshar
Ibrahim or Ebrahim Shah Afshar was the Shah of Persia during the Afsharid Empire from July to September of 1748. He was Adil Shah's brother and Nader Shah's nephew. He toppled his brother in order to seize the power, and he blinded him on July 6 1748. However, two months later his own troops...
. His fourth son, Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
Nadir Mirza Afshar was great-grandson of Nader Shah the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia. He was the fourth son of Shah Rukh emperor of Khorasan....
, became the prince of Khorasan. He made 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...
the capital of his kingdom. Shahrukh was a contemporary of Mirza Mohammad, who was the son of shah Suleiman I Safavi
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
's daughter and a clergyman. Encouraged by the nobles, he came to believe he was the true heir to the throne. Thus he captured and blinded Shahrukh capitalizing on the popular dissatisfaction with Shahrukh's rule, partly owing to the conduct of his Georgian
Georgians in Iran
Iranian Georgians are an ethnic group living in Iran. Today's Georgia was a subject to the Safavid empire in 17th century and Shah Abbas I relocated communities of Christian, Muslim, and Georgian Jews as part of his programs to develop industrial economy, strengthen the military and populate newly...
favorite Rasul Beg, who scandalized Mashad by making free with the harem of his master.
In 1749, during a struggle for power, the son of the Khan of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan, began a campaign for independence which removed the province of Atropatene (current Azerbaijan) from the Persian empire, while in the west the Qajar tribe led by Mohammad Hassan Khan took over the region of Mazandaran.
In 1750, Soleyman III
Soleyman III
Soleyman II, was the ruler of Persia from 1749 until 1750. His real name was Mir Sayyed Mohammad Marashi and he was in charge of Holy Shrines in Qom and Mashhad...
was captured and blinded by the followers of Shahrukh, subsequent to which Shahrukh was reinstated as Shah.
In 1760 when Karim Khan
Karim Khan
Karim Khan Zand, , , was a ruler of Iran, and the founder of the Zand Dynasty.He was born to a family of the Zand tribe of Lur or Lak deportees...
took control of Persia, he did not try to depose Shahrukh out of respect for Nader
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...
, however, the realm of Shahrukh was reduced to the province of Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
.
In 1796 Agha Muhammad Khan conquered Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
and had Shahrukh tortured to death because he thought that he knew of Nadir's treasures.
Shahrukh Shah Afshar, also spelled Shahrokh (c. 1730 – 1796) was a king of the Afsharid dynasty
Afsharid dynasty
The Afsharids were members of an Iranian dynasty of Turkmen origin from Khorasan who ruled Persia in the 18th century. The dynasty was founded in 1736 by the military commander Nader Shah who deposed the last member of the Safavid dynasty and proclaimed himself King of Iran. During Nader's reign,...
and a contemporary of the Zand
Zand dynasty
The Zand dynasty ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century.- Karim Khan Zand :The dynasty was founded by Karim Khan, chief of the Zand tribe which was Lur or Lak deportees. Modern scholarships such as Wadie Jwaideh suggested his Kurdishness. He became one of Nader Shah's generals...
kings. He reigned until 1796.
As the teenage son of Reza Gholi Mirza and 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...
's grandson, he was elected by the nobles following the assassination of Ebrahim Afshar
Ebrahim Afshar
Ibrahim or Ebrahim Shah Afshar was the Shah of Persia during the Afsharid Empire from July to September of 1748. He was Adil Shah's brother and Nader Shah's nephew. He toppled his brother in order to seize the power, and he blinded him on July 6 1748. However, two months later his own troops...
. His fourth son, Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
Nadir Mirza of Khorasan
Nadir Mirza Afshar was great-grandson of Nader Shah the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Persia. He was the fourth son of Shah Rukh emperor of Khorasan....
, became the prince of Khorasan. He made 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...
the capital of his kingdom. Shahrukh was a contemporary of Mirza Mohammad, who was the son of shah Suleiman I Safavi
Safavid dynasty
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled one of the greatest Persian empires since the Muslim conquest of Persia and established the Twelver school of Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning...
's daughter and a clergyman. Encouraged by the nobles, he came to believe he was the true heir to the throne. Thus he captured and blinded Shahrukh capitalizing on the popular dissatisfaction with Shahrukh's rule, partly owing to the conduct of his Georgian
Georgians in Iran
Iranian Georgians are an ethnic group living in Iran. Today's Georgia was a subject to the Safavid empire in 17th century and Shah Abbas I relocated communities of Christian, Muslim, and Georgian Jews as part of his programs to develop industrial economy, strengthen the military and populate newly...
favorite Rasul Beg, who scandalized Mashad by making free with the harem of his master.
In 1749, during a struggle for power, the son of the Khan of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan, began a campaign for independence which removed the province of Atropatene (current Azerbaijan) from the Persian empire, while in the west the Qajar tribe led by Mohammad Hassan Khan took over the region of Mazandaran.
In 1750, Soleyman III
Soleyman III
Soleyman II, was the ruler of Persia from 1749 until 1750. His real name was Mir Sayyed Mohammad Marashi and he was in charge of Holy Shrines in Qom and Mashhad...
was captured and blinded by the followers of Shahrukh, subsequent to which Shahrukh was reinstated as Shah.
In 1760 when Karim Khan
Karim Khan
Karim Khan Zand, , , was a ruler of Iran, and the founder of the Zand Dynasty.He was born to a family of the Zand tribe of Lur or Lak deportees...
took control of Persia, he did not try to depose Shahrukh out of respect for Nader
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...
, however, the realm of Shahrukh was reduced to the province of Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
.
In 1796 Agha Muhammad Khan conquered Khorasan
Greater Khorasan
Greater Khorasan or Ancient Khorasan is a historical region of Greater Iran mentioned in sources from Sassanid and Islamic eras which "frequently" had a denotation wider than current three provinces of Khorasan in Iran...
and had Shahrukh tortured to death because he thought that he knew of Nadir's treasures.