Back محمد خان القاجاري Arabic محمد خان القاجارى ARZ Ağa Məhəmməd şah Qacar Azerbaijani آغا محمد خان قاجار AZB Agha Muhàmmad Khan Qajar Catalan ئاغا محەممەدخانی قاجاڕ CKB Agá Muhammad Chán Czech Aga Mohammed Khan German Μοχάμεντ Χαν Κατζάρ Greek Aga Muhammad Khan Spanish
| Agha Mohammad Shah Qajar | |||||||||
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| Shahanshah | |||||||||
 Portrait of Agha Mohammad Shah Qajar in 1820. | |||||||||
| Shah of Iran | |||||||||
| Reign | 1789 – 17 June 1797 | ||||||||
| Coronation | March 1796 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Lotf Ali Khan | ||||||||
| Successor | Fath-Ali Shah Qajar | ||||||||
| Vizier | Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi | ||||||||
| Born | 14 March 1742 Astarabad, Afsharid Iran | ||||||||
| Died | 17 June 1797 (aged 55) Shusha, Qajar Iran | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Maryam Khanom | ||||||||
| Issue | None | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Qajar dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar | ||||||||
| Mother | Jeeran Khanum | ||||||||
| Religion | Twelver Shia Islam | ||||||||
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Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (Persian: آغامحمدخان قاجار, romanized: Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah (آغا محمد شاه, Âghâ Mohammad Šâh), was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran, ruling from 1789 to 1797 as Shah. Originally a chieftain of the Quwanlu branch of the Qajar tribe, Agha Mohammad Khan was enthroned as the king of Iran in 1789, but was not officially crowned until March 1796, having deposed Lotf Ali Khan of the Zand dynasty in 1794. Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar was famously the eunuch Monarch, being castrated as a toddler upon his capture by Adel Shah Afshar, and hence was childless. He was assassinated on 17 June 1797, and was succeeded by his nephew, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar.
Agha Mohammad Khan's reign is noted for the return of a centralized and unified Iran and for relocating the capital to Tehran, where it still stands today. He is noted for his cruel and rapacious behavior, particularly during his Georgia and Kerman campaigns. However, he is also viewed as a pragmatic, calculating, and shrewd military and political leader.[1]
- ^ Behrooz, Maziar (2023). Iran at War: Interactions with the Modern World and the Struggle with Imperial Russia. I.B. Tauris. pp. 24–25. ISBN 978-0755637379.