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Biography of Agha Mohammad Khan
Name: Agha Mohammad Khan
Birth Date: c. 1742
Death Date: June, 1797
Place of Birth: N/A
Nationality: Persian
Gender: Male
Occupations: shah, ruler
Agha Mohammad Khan
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.Following the death of Nader Shah in 1747, many tribal chiefs rose in revolt in the hope of taking over the leadership of the country. In the melee Mohammad Hoseyn Khan, the head of the Qajar tribe, was killed, and his son Mohammad, 5 years old, was castrated by order of Adel Shah, the nephew of Nader Shah. Henceforth, the boy's name was prefixed by "Agha," a title used in Persia for eunuchs. This cruel deed was perhaps one of the chief causes of the evil in Agha Mohammad's character and behavior. He became a misanthrope and hostile to everyone.After years of warfare among the rivals for the throne of Nader Shah, Karim Khan Zand became …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…clouded, as it very often was, with indignation.... The first passion of his mind was power; the second avarice; and the third revenge. In all these he indulged in excess, and they administered to each other.... His knowledge of the character and feelings of others was wonderful; and it is to this knowledge, and his talent of concealing from all the secret purpose of his soul, that we must refer his extraordinary success in subduing his enemies." Further Reading The best account of Agha Mohammad Khan's life in English is in Sir John Malcolm, History of Persia (2 vols., 1815; rev. ed. 1829). Sketches of his life are in E. G. Browne, A Literary History of Persia (2 vols., 1902-1906; new ed., 4 vols., 1953-1956), and in Percy Sykes, History of Persia (2 vols., 1915; 3d ed. 1930). More modern studies include W. B. Fisher, ed., The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 1 (1968), and Hamid Algar, Religion and State in Iran: 1785-1906 (1969).
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