Abbas III
Abbas III | |
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Shah of Iran | |
Reign | 1732–1736 |
Coronation | 7 September 1732 |
Predecessor | Tahmasp II |
Successor | Nader Shah |
Born | January 1732 |
Died | February 1740 (aged 8) Sabzevar |
House | Safavid |
Father | Tahmasp II |
Mother | Shahpari Begum |
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In 1738, Nader Shah set out on campaign to Afghanistan and India, leaving his son Reza Qoli Mirza to rule his realm in his absence. Hearing rumours that his father had died, Reza made preparations for assuming the crown. According to the most "authoritative account",[3] Mohammed Hosein Khan Qajar, who had been entrusted with supervising Abbas and his father in captivity, warned Reza that on hearing the news of Nader's death, the townspeople of Sabzevar would rise up in revolt, free Tahmasp II and place him on the throne again. Reza gave Mohammed Hosein orders to execute Tahmasp and his sons to forestall this.
Mohammed Hosein strangled Tahmasp, cut the young Abbas down with his sword and also had his brother Esmail killed. According to Michael Axworthy, the dating of these events is speculative, but they probably took place in May or June 1739.[4] Other sources (Encyclopædia Iranica, Lockhart) prefer 1740.
References
- ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 123.
- ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 165.
- ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 220.
- ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 221.
Bibliography
- Axworthy, Michael (2006). Sword of Persia: Nader Shah: From Tribal Warlord to Conquering Tyrant. IB Tauris.
- L. Lockhart, Nadir Shah, London, 1938
- R.M. Savory, Encyclopaedia Iranica