This engraving depicts Agha Mohammad Khan wearing the Taj-i-kiyani, or the Kiyanid Crown.

Agha Mohammad Khan (1742 – June 17, 1797) was the chief of a Turkic tribe, the Qajars. He became shah of Persia in 1794 and established the Qajar dynasty. Image File history File links Akhan. ... Image File history File links Akhan. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Turkic peoples are Northern and Central Eurasian peoples who speak languages belonging to the Turkic family, and who, in varying degrees, share certain cultural and historical traits. ... The Qajar dynasty was the ruling family of Persia from 1796 to 1925. ... Shah is an Iranian term (Persian and Kurdish) for king, and has also been adopted in many other languages. ... The term Persian Empire refers to a series of historical empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Mullahs in the royal presence. ...

Born in 1742, he was castrated by family enemies at the age of five. Despite being a eunuch, he became the chief of his tribe in 1758. In 1762 he was captured by a rival tribe and sent to Shiraz as a prisoner to Karim Khan's court. Agha Muhammad spent the next 16 years as a hostage, until he escaped in 1779. That same year, the death of the shah Karim Khan plunged the country into a series of civil wars and disputes over the succession, with many members of the Zand dynasty acceding to the Peacock Throne in the space of only ten years. Agha Muhammad took the opportunity to launch a rebellion which, in 1794, succeeded in capturing Lotf Ali Khan, the last Zand ruler. Two years later he proclaimed himself Shahanshah (King of Kings). // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A eunuch is an infertile human male whose testicles have either been removed (deliberately or by accident) or are otherwise non-functional. ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Shirāz is Irans city of poets, as some of Persian poetrys giants are buried here. ... Karim Khan Zand, (Persian: کریم خان زند), (c. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Karim Khan Zand, (Persian: کریم خان زند), (c. ... Vakeel mosque, Shiraz. ... Shah Jahan seated on the Peacock Throne The Peacock Throne also known as Takht-e-Tavous (Urdu - تخت طائوس) was made for the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Lotf Ali Khan (1769 - 1794) was the last shah of Persia (resigned 1789-94) of the Zand dynasty. ...

In 1795 he ravaged Georgia, a Christian kingdom to the north of Persia. In the same year he also captured Khorasan. Shah Rukh, ruler of Khorasan and grandson of Nadir Shah, was tortured to death because Agha Muhammad thought that he knew of Nadir's legendary treasures. Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life, teachings, and actions of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ... Khorasan (also spelled Khurasan and Khorassan; Xorasan or Xurasan in Kurdish; خراسان in Persian) is an area, located in eastern and northeastern Iran. ... Shahrokh (Persian: شاهرخ) was the son of Nadir Shah and took over control of Khorasan after his fathers death in 1747. ... Tomb of Nadir Shah, a popular tourist attraction in Mashhad Nadir Shah (Nadir Qoli Beg, also Tahmasp-Qoli Khan) (October 22, 1688 - June, 1747) ruled as shah of Iran (1736–47) and was the founder of the short-lived Afsharid dynasty. ...

in 1796 Agha Muhammad moved his capital from Sari to Tehran. He was the first Persian ruler to make Tehran, then only a village, his capital. He successfully expanded Persian influence into the Caucasus, reasserting Iranian sovereignty over its former territories in the region. He was, however, a notoriously cruel ruler and was assassinated in 1797 after about 16 years in power. He was succeeded by his nephew, Fath Ali Shah Qajar. 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... This article is about the garment worn by Indian, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi women. ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran The towering Alborz mountains rising above modern Elahiyeh district and its green neighborhoods. ... Map of Iran and surrounding lands, showing location of Tehran The towering Alborz mountains rising above modern Elahiyeh district and its green neighborhoods. ... The Entholinguistic patchwork of the modern Caucasus - CIA map The Caucasus, a region bordering Asia Minor, is located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea which includes the Caucasus Mountains and surrounding lowlands. ... 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Fath Ali Shah in 1798 Fath Ali Shah (Persian: السلطان فتحعلى شاه قاجار ) (1771 - 1834) was the second Qajar King of Persia. ...

The Legend has it that at the night of his death, Agha Mohammad Khan orders one of his servants to bring him a melon, but threatens him that should the melon be bitter he would decapitate him; the servant poisons the melon out of fear, thereby killing the Persian shah.

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See also

• History of Persia