Aga Muhammad Khan or Agha Muhammad Khan (both: ä`gä m
häm`mäd khän), 1742–97, shah of Persia, founder of the Qajar dynasty. He was emasculated by family enemies at the age of five. He was vigorous and able, but his cruelty is proverbial. In 1794, he captured and killed the last ruler of the Zand dynasty (see Iran Iran (ērän`, ĭrăn`), officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2005 est. pop.
..... Click the link for more information. ) and ended his campaign with a wholesale massacre in Kerman. He became shah in 1796. Aga Muhammad resisted a Russian invasion and himself invaded (1795) Georgia. Hated by his subjects, he was finally assassinated. His nephew Fath Ali Shah Fath Ali Shah (fäth älē` shä`, fät)
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him.
häm`mäd khän), 1742–97, shah of Persia, founder of the Qajar dynasty. He was emasculated by family enemies at the age of five. He was vigorous and able, but his cruelty is proverbial. In 1794, he captured and killed the last ruler of the Zand dynasty (see Iran Iran (ērän`, ĭrăn`), officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2005 est. pop...... Click the link for more information. ) and ended his campaign with a wholesale massacre in Kerman. He became shah in 1796. Aga Muhammad resisted a Russian invasion and himself invaded (1795) Georgia. Hated by his subjects, he was finally assassinated. His nephew Fath Ali Shah Fath Ali Shah (fäth älē` shä`, fät)
..... Click the link for more information. succeeded him.
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