Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar - Wikipedia
WEBAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar (Persian: آقامحمدخان قاجار, romanized: Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah (آقا محمد شاه, Âghâ Mohammad Šâh), was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran, ruling from 1789 to 1797 as Shah.
Āghā Moḥammad Khān | Qajar Dynasty, Persian Empire, Reformer
WEBQājār dynasty. Āghā Moḥammad Khān (born 1742, Gorgān, Iran—died 1797, near Shusha) was the founder and first ruler of the Qājār dynasty of Iran. Following the disintegration of the Ṣafavid empire in 1722, Qājār tribal …
ĀḠĀ MOḤAMMAD KHAN QĀJĀR – Encyclopaedia Iranica
WEBJul 28, 2011 · ĀḠĀ MOḤAMMAD KHAN QĀJĀR (r. 1203-12/1789-97), founder of the Qajar dynasty (q.v.). He was born about 1155/1742, the eldest son of the chief of the Qavānlū (Qoyunlū) clan of the Qajars of Astarābād, Moḥammad-Ḥasan Khan, whose father, Fatḥ-ʿAlī Khan, had been executed by Ṭahmāsb II (perhaps at the instigation of the …
Siege of Kerman - Wikipedia
WEBThe siege of Kerman (1794) was the capture of the city of Kerman by the Qajar forces led by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar against Zand forces led by Lotf Ali Khan (the last Shah of the Zand dynasty) which resulted in a decisive Qajar victory.
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar - Simple English Wikipedia, the …
WEBAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar (Persian: آغا محمد خان قاجار, romanized: Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah (آقا محمد شاه), played a significant role in Iranian history as the founder of …
Qajar Iran - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1779 following the death of Karim Khan of the Zand dynasty, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, the leader of the Qajars, set out to reunify Iran. Agha Mohammad Khan was known as one of the cruelest kings, even by the standards of 18th-century Iran.
Agha Mohammad Khan | Encyclopedia.com
WEBviews 1,659,719 updated. Agha Mohammad Khan (ca. 1742-1797) was the founder of the Qajar dynasty that ruled Persia until 1924. The memory of this vengeful ruler is universally execrated; yet he did keep Persia intact at a time of struggle.
Qajar dynasty - New World Encyclopedia
WEBIn 1796 Āghā Moḥammad Khān was formally crowned as shah (emperor or king). European powers began to see Iran as a strategic ally in the region, one with whom they could work to undermine Ottoman power.
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar - Wikiwand
WEBAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar ( Persian: آقامحمدخان قاجار, romanized: Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah ( آقا محمد شاه, Âghâ Mohammad Šâh ), was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran, ruling from 1789 to 1797 as Shah.
3 - ĀGHĀ MUHAMMAD KHĀN AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE QĀJĀR DYNASTY
WEBIn this chapter, his career will be placed within the context of the rise of the Qājārs, one of the original components of the Safavids' Qizilbāsh confederacy. For Āghā Muhammad Khān's bid for overall kingship, the disturbed condition of late 18th-century Iran proved particularly favourable.
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