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The Safawi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1694 - 1722 H.M. Al-Sultan al-‘Adil al-Kamil al-Hadi al-Wathiq ‘Abu’l Muzaffar al-Sultan bar al-Sultan Shah Sultan Husain Padshah Khan bin Shah Sulaiman al-Husaini al-Musavi al-Safawi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. b. ca. 1668, eldest son of H.M. Zillu’llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar ‘Abu’l Mansur Shah Sulaiman bin Shah ‘Abbas II al-Safawi al-Husaini al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 29^th July 1694. Crowned at the Ayinakhana in Sa’adatabad Palace, Isfahan, 6^th August 1694. A man of great piety and devotion. Forced to abdicate after the Afghan invasion, 23^rd October 1722. m. several wives, including (first) 1694, a daughter of Vahshatu Sultan, Safi Quli Khan. m. (second) a daughter of H.M. Vakhtang V [Shah Nawaz Khan II], King of Kartli. m. (third) 1710, …Begum (m. second, ca. 1727, the Khan of Erevan), daughter of H.M. Kaikushru, King of Kartli and C-in-C of the Persian army. m. (fourth) (div.) Amina Begum, alias Khair un-nisa Khanum (m. second, ca. 1713, H.H. Amir Fath 'Ali Bahadur Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Nai'b us-Sultana), daughter of Husain Quli Agha. He was k. at Isfahan on the orders of Ashraf Shah, ca. November 1726, having had issue, fourteen sons and twelve daughters:

1) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Mahmud Mirza. b. ca. 1697, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, 10^th March 1722 (rescinded 12^th March 1722). He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
2) Prince (Shahzada) Safi Mirza. b. ca. 1699, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, 14^th March 1722 (rescinded 26^th March 1722). He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
3) Prince (Shahzada) Tahmasp Mirza, who succeeded as H.M. Tahmasp Shah II, Shahanshah of Persia – see below.
4) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Mehr Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
5) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Haidar Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
6) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Salim Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
7) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Sulaiman Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
8) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Ismail Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Shah Tahmasp II, 1732.
9) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Muhammad Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
10) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Khalil Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
11) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Muhammad Baqir Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
12) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Ja’afar Mirza He was k. on the orders of Mahmud Shah, at Isfahan, 8^th February 1725 (bur. Qum).
13) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan … Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Ashraf Shah.
14) Prince (Shahzada) Sultan … Mirza. He was k. on the orders of Ashraf Shah.
1) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Begum. m. her cousin, Mirza Muqim Khalifa Sultani (d. after 1750), second son of Mirza Muhammad Nasir Khalifa Sultani.
2) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Begum. m. Mirza Muhammad Ibrahim. She had issue, two sons.
3) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Begum. m. at Isfahan, shortly after 23^rd October 1722, H.M. Mahmud Shah Ghalzai, Shahanshah of Persia (b. 1699; d. in prison at Isfahan, 25^th April 1725), eldest son of Mir Wais Ghalzai, Ruler of Kandahar. She had issue, an only son – see Persia (Ghalzai dynasty).
4) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Begum. m. at Isfahan, shortly after 23^rd October 1722, General Amanu’llah Sultan (k. on the orders of Ashraf Shah Ghalzai, April 1725), a close adherant of Mahmud Shah Ghalzai.
5) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Begum. m. at Isfahan, shortly after 23^rd October 1722, Mir Miangi (k. 1729), religeous adviser to Mahmud Shah Ghalzai.
6) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Begum. m. at Isfahan, April 1725, H.M. Ashraf Shah Ghalzai, Shahanshah of Persia (b. 1700; k. while fleeing to Kandahar, February 1730), eldest son of Mir ‘Abdu’l Aziz Ghalzai, Ruler of Kandahar - see Persia (Ghalzai dynasty).
7) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Razia Begum. m. (first) Daud Mirza [Doudam] (k. in battle against the Turks in Erivan, 1729), a Georgian Prince. m. (second) at Isfahan, December 1729, H.M. Zillu’llah Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Nadir Shah, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia (b. at Dastgird, Darragaz, 22^nd November 1688; k. at Fathabad, 19th June 1747 (bur. at Najaf), elder son of ‘Imam Quli Beg-e Afshar. She d.s.p. at Karbala, 1776 – see Persia (Afshar dynasty).
8) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) … Begum. m. 1730, General H.H. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan-e Afshar, Zahir ud-Daula (k. by the Lazgis, near Jar, between 14th November and 12th December 1738), sometime Governor-General and C-in-C of Azerbaijan, younger son of ‘Imam Quli Beg-e Afshar. She d. Autumn/Winter, 1736 (bur. Mashhad) – see Persia (Afshar dynasty).
9) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Fatima Sultan Begum. m. at Mashhad, January 1731, H.R.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Mirza (b. at Abivard, 15^th April 1719; k. on the orders of Adil Shah at Kalat, Baluchistan, July 1747), eldest son of H.M. Zillu’llah Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Nadir Shah, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, Shahanshah of Persia, by his wife, the elder daughter of Baba ‘Ali Beg-e Kusa Ahmadlu, sometime Governor of Abivard. She d. (committed suicide on learning of the death of her brother Shah Tahmasp II and his sons), at Mashhad, 5^th February 1740 (bur. there), having had issue, one son - see Persia (Afshar dynasty).
10) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Khan Aga Begum. m. 1731, her cousin, H.M. Shah Sulaiman II, Shahanshah of Persia (b. at Isfahan, 18^th June 1714; d. at Mashhad, 19^th May 1763), son of Mirza Muhammad Daud al-Husaini al-Marashi, by his wife, Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Shahbanu Begum, daughter of H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Shah Sulaiman Safi II, Shahanshah of Persia. She had issue – see below.
11) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Nawaba Maryam Begum. m. her cousin, Mirza Sayyid Murtaza Khalifa Sultani, sometime Sadar us-Sadur, son of Sayyid ‘Ali Khalifa Sultani. She had issue, two sons:
a) Nawab Sayyid Ahmad Mirza. m. Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) ‘Ismat un-nisa (d. before 14^th March 1774), daughter of his maternal uncle, H.M. Tahmasp Shah II, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. He d. at Isfahan, before 3^rd March 1775), having had issue, a daughter.
- b) Sayyid ‘Abu’ Turab Mirza, who succeeded as H.M. Ismail Shah III, Shahanshah of Persia – see below.Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Shahbanu Begum. m. her cousin, Mirza Muhammad Shafi Khan al-Husaini al-Safawi, eldest son of Mirza Muhammad Mahdi Khan al-Husaini al-Safawi [Shah Mirza], by his wife, Pari un-nisa Begum, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Daud al-Husaini al-Marashi

1722 - 1726 H.M. Zillu’llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Shah Tahmasp Shah II bin Shah Sultan Husain al-Safawi al-Husaini al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia (first time) - see below.

1726 - 1728 H.M. Ahmad Shah, Shahanshah of Persia. b. as Mirza Sayyid Ahmad al-Husaini al-Marashi, eldest son of Mirza ‘Abu’l Qasim al-Husaini al-Marashi. Seized the provinces of Fars and Kerman, on behalf of Shah Tahmasp II in 1139. Crowned at Kerman, under the name of Ahmad Shah, 8^th November 1726. Defeated and captured by Ashraf Shah Ghalzai, 1728. He was k. (executed) on the banks of the Zayanda Rud, near Oul-i-Khwaju, by Ashraf Shah Ghalzai, August 1728.Copyright© Christopher BuyersCopyright©

1722 – 1726 and 1729 – 1732 H.M. Zillu’llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Shah Tahmasp Shah II bin Shah Sultan Husain al-Safawi al-Husaini al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. b. ca. 1704, third son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-‘Adil al-Kamil al-Hadi al-Wathiq ‘Abu’l Muzaffar al-Sultan bar al-Sultan Shah Sultan Husain Padshah Khan bin Shah Sulaiman al-Husaini al-Musavi al-Safawi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Heir Apparent with the title of Vali Ahad, 26^th March 1722. Escaped to Isfahan during the Afghan siege, 7^th June 1722. Proclaimed at Qazvin, 24^th November 1722. Defeated by the Afghans and driven to Tabriz in 1725, forced out by the Turks to Teheran, defeated again by the Afghans and expelled from that city to Mazandaran, December 1725. Captured Mashhad with the aid of Nadir Quli Beg-e Afshar, 11^th December 1726. Recaptured Isfahan and was Crowned there, December 1729. Deposed by Nadir Shah, 2^nd September 1732. m. several wives, including Shahpuri Begum, widow of Mirza Muhammad Husain al-Husaini al-Marashi, and granddaughter of H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Shah Sulaiman Safi II, Shahanshah of Persia. He was k. on the orders of Nadir Shah, at Sabzavar, together with his sons, February 1740 (bur. Mashhad), having had issue, three sons and one daughter:Copyright© Christopher BuyersCopyright©

1) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Alqas Mirza. He d.v.p. before 1732.
2) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) ‘Abbas Mirza, who succeeded as H.M. Zill-u'llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Shah ‘Abbas III bin Shah Tahmasp II al-Safawi al-Husaini al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia – see below.
3) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Ismail Mirza. He was k. at Sabzavar, together with his father and brother, on the orders of Nadir Shah, February 1740 (bur. Mashhad).
1) H.R.H. Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) ‘Ismat un-nisa. m. her cousin, Nawab Sayyid Ahmad Mirza (d. at Isfahan, before 3^rd March 1775 or 1188), elder son of Mirza Sayyid Murtaza Khalifa Sultani, by his wife, Princess Maryam Begum, daughter of H.M. Al-Sultan al-‘Adil al-Kamil al-Hadi al-Wathiq ‘Abu’l Muzaffar al-Sultan bar al-Sultan Shah Sultan Husain Padshah Khan bin Shah Sulaiman al-Husaini al-Musavi al-Safawi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. She d. before 14^th March 1774 – see above.Copyright© Christopher BuyersCopyright© Christopher Buyers

1732 – 1736 H.M. Zill-u'llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Shah ‘Abbas III bin Shah Tahmasp II al-Safawi al-Husaini al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. b. at Isfahan, January 1732, second son of H.M. ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Shah Tahmasp Shah II bin Shah Sultan Husain al-Safawi al-Husaini al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, educ. privately. Succeeded on the deposition of his father, 2^nd September 1732. Invested at the Talar-i-Tawila Palace, Isfahan, 7th September 1732. Reigned under the Regency of Nadir Quli Beg-e Afshar until deposed by him, 8^th March 1736. He was later k. at Sabzavar, together with his father and brother, on the orders of Nadir Shah, February 1740 (bur. Mashhad).Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1749 - 1750 H.M. Zillu’llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar ‘Abu’l Mansur Sulaiman Shah II, Shahanshah of Persia. b. at Isfahan, 18^th June 1714, youngest son of Sayyid Muhammad Daud Mirza al-Husaini al-Marashi, by his wife, Princess Shahbanu Begum, daughter of H.M. Zillu’llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar ‘Abu’l Mansur Shah Sulaiman bin Shah ‘Abbas II al-Safawi al-Husaini al-Musavi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia educ. privately. Mutawali of the Shrine of the Imam Reza at Mashhad in succession to his father. Proclaimed there after deposing and blinding Shahrukh Shah Afshar, 17^th December 1749. Crowned, 14^th January 1750. Deposed after a reign of barely forty days, 9^th February 1750. m. (second) 1731, his cousin, Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Khan Aga Begum, daughter of H.M. Al-Sultan al-‘Adil al-Kamil al-Hadi al-Wathiq ‘Abu’l Muzaffar al-Sultan bar al-Sultan Shah Sultan Husain Padshah Khan bin Shah Sulaiman al-Husaini al-Musavi al-Safawi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. He d. at Mashhad, 19^th May 1763, having had issue, five sons and three daughters:

1) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Daud Mirza. b. at Ashraf, 1728/1730, educ. privately. Entered the service of Emperor Alamgir II of India. m. (first) (div.) Maryam Begum Sahiba (m. second, 1752, Sharaf Beg-e Afshar), seventh daughter of Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali al-Husaini al-Marashi, Governor of Qazvin. m. (second) at Murshidabad, 11^th April 1765, Nawab Gowhar un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d.s.p. before 2^nd April 1774), elder daughter of Nasir ul-Mulk, ‘Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Muhammad Sadiq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang [Mir Miran], Heir Apparent of Murshidabad, by his wife, Nawab Saliha Begum Sahiba. m. (third) Khudizut us-Sultan Begum. m. (fourth) at Murshidabad, before 2^nd April 1774, Muhammadi Begum Sahiba, daughter of Nasir ul-Mulk, ‘Ala ud-Daula, Nawab Mir Muhammad Sadiq ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Asad Jang [Mir Miran], Heir Apparent of Murshidabad, by his muta wife, Kumari Khanum. He d. in India, between 21^st October 1789 and 5^th January 1790, having had issue, two sons and six daughters, including:
- a) H.E. Iftikhar ul-Mulk, ‘Azad ud-Daula, Nawab Muhammad Khalilu’llah Khan Bahadur, Ghazanfar Jang. b. at Mashhad, 1750, as Sultan Sayyid Muhammad Khalil Mirza, educ. privately. Followed his father to India in 1778. Dewan of Murshidabad 1789-1794. m. (first) 1777, his cousin (d. 1807), a daughter of Mirza Muhammad Mahdi. m. (second) his cousin, Fakhr uz-Zamani Begum (d.s.p. 1812), daughter of Mirza Muhammad Reza al-Husaini al-Marashi. m. (third) at Murshidabad, 26^th May 1785, Zinat (or Zeb) un-nisa Begum Sahiba (d. before, 1808), eldest daughter of H.H. Mubarak ud-Daula, Mutamid ul-Mulk, Nawab Sayyid Mubarak ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab Nazim of Murshidabad, by his wife, Shuruf un-nisa Begum Sahiba. m. (fourth) Gulshan. He d. at Calcutta, 15^th February 1816, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
  - i) Sultan Sayyid Ibrahim Mirza. b. 1780, educ. Murshidabad. m. (first) at Murshidabad, July 1821, his cousin, Sultan Nur Jahan Begum Sahiba (d. at Murshidabad, 2^nd May 1868), daughter of Zia ul-Mulk, Imtiaz ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Himmat ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Rustam Jang, by his wife, Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Sultan Shahrukh Begum Sahiba, second daughter of Shahzada Sultan Daud Mirza. m. (second) at Murshidabad, ‘Ashraf un-nisa Begum Sahiba alias Padshah Begum (b. 1806), daughter of Nawab Nasir ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Shamat Jang, by his wife Rahim un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of H.H. Mubarak ud-Daula, Mutamid ul-Mulk, Nawab Sayyid Mubarak ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab Nazim of Murshidabad. m. (third) at Murshidabad, Mussamat Firuza (d. at Murshidabad, 31^st March 1879). He d. at Murshidabad, before 5^th May 1827, having had issue, one son:
    - (1) Sultan Sayyid ‘Ali Muhammad Mirza. b. at Murshidabad, 1821 (s/o Nur Jahan). m. at Murshidabad, October 1836, Sultana Gatiara Begum Sahiba (b. 31st May 1827; d.s.p. at Murshidabad, 14^th November 1892), daughter of H.H. Humayun Jah, Shuja-ul-Mulk, Ihtisham-ud-Daula, Nawab Sayyid Mubarak ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, GCH. He d.s.p. at Murshidabad, 28^th March 1865.
  - ii) Sultan Muhammad Daud Mirza. b. at at Murshidabad, 17^th January 1789 (s/o Zinat un-nisa Begum). Returned to Persia and d. at Isfahan, 1804, having had issue, an only daughter by a slave girl:
    - (1) A daughter. She d. before 1808.
  - i) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Shahbanu Begum Sahiba.
  - ii) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Sultan Zubaida Begum Sahiba. b. at Murshidabad (d/o Suzgar Khawas). m. (first) at Murshidabad, Kasim ‘Ali Khan. m. (second) at Murshidabad, Mirza Muhammad ‘Ali Khan (d.s.p. at Murshidabad, 19^th May 1832). She d. at Murshidabad, before 6^th December 1830, having had issue, two sons by her first husband.
- b) Nawab Jalilu’llah Khan Bahadur, Zafar Jang [Mirza Muhammad Jalil]. b. at Murshidabad, 17xx. m. at Murshidabad, Nawab Rabia Begum Sahiba (d. at Murshidabad, 25^th February 1832), née Sahibzadi Hayat un-nisa Begum daughter of H.H. Mubarak ud-Daula, Mutamid ul-Mulk, Nawab Sayyid Mubarak ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Firuz Jang, Nawab Nazim of Murshidabad. He d.s.p. at Murshidabad, before 31^st October 1817.
- a) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Sultan Humayun Begum Sahiba. She d. at Murshidabad, January 1826.
- b) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Sultan Shahrukh Begum Sahiba [Bakhshi Begum] (d/o Muhammadi Begum). m. as his second wife, Ziga ul-Mulk, Imtiaz ud-Daula, Sayyid Himmat ‘Ali Khan Bahadur, Rustam Jang (d. at Murshidabad, 12^th October 1808). She d. at Murshidabad, before 17^th December 1823, having had issue, one son and one daughter.
- c) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Sultan Khadija Begum Sahiba. m. before 1802, Mirza ‘Abdu’l Husain. She d. at Murshidabad, 30^th November 1845, having had issue, one son and one daughter.
- d) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Nur Sharaf Begum Sahiba [Umda Begum]. She d. at Murshidabad, 17^th April 1855, having had issue, one daughter.
- e) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Mehr Jahan Begum Sahiba. m. Mirza Muhammad Taqi. She d. at Murshidabad, 20^th September 1833, having had issue, one son.
- f) Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Razia us-Sultana Begum Sahiba [Imami Begum] (d/o Muhammadi Begum). m. at Murshidabad, before 1802, Mir Turab ‘Ali (d. before June 1818), son of Mir Ghazanfar ‘Ali, by his wife, Said un-nisa Begum Sahiba, daughter of Sayyid Said ‘Ali Khan [Jugna Sahib], of the Murshidabad family. She d. at Murshidabad, 13^th September 1809, having had issue, one son - see India Pensioners (Murshidabad).
2) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Sultan ‘Ali Mirza. b. at Isfahan, 19^th August 1736 (s/o Khan Aga Begum). He d.s.p. at Hughly, Bengal, 12^th October 1773.
3) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Sultan Hasan Mirza. b. 28^th August 1737. m. a daughter of Mirza Said ‘Ali. He had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) ‘Ali Reza Mirza.
- b) Muhammad Safi Mirza. b. 18^th February 1780 (s/o the d/o Mirza Sayyid ‘Ali).
- a) R..b Begum. b. at Mashhad. m. Mirza Muhammad Husain (d. 1807), son of Mirza Muhammad Mahdi.
- b) Baqin Banu Begum. m. Mir Mahmud Khan. She had issue, one son and one daughter.
4) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Qasim Mirza. b. April/May 1741. Lived at Shiraz under the protection of Karim Khan Zand.
5) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Muhammad Hashim Mirza. b. at Mashhad, before 8^th November 1752, educ. privately. Historian and author of ‘Tadhkita-yi Ali-i-Daud’. Lived at Shiraz under the protection of Karim Khan Zand. He d. at Shiraz, 1813, having had issue.
1) H.R.H. Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Shahbanu Begum. b. 1745. She d. 1761.
2) H.R.H. Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Zubaida Begum. b. 1758. She d. young, 1759.Copyright© Christopher Buyers

1750 H.M. Zill-u'llah Ismail Shah III, Shahanshah of Persia (first time) - see below.

1750 - 1752 H.M. Zill-u'llah ‘Abu’l Muzaffar Muhammad Husain Shah III, Shahanshah of Persia. At Mazandaran. Deposed 1757.

1750 and 1752-1761 H.M. Zill-u'llah Ismail Shah III, Shahanshah of Persia. b. at Isfahan, ca. 1733, son of Sayyid Murtaza Khalifa Sultani, by his wife, Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Maryam Begum, daughter of H.M. Al-Sultan al-‘Adil al-Kamil al-Hadi al-Wathiq ‘Abu’l Muzaffar al-Sultan bar al-Sultan Shah Sultan Husain Padshah Khan bin Shah Sulaiman al-Husaini al-Musavi al-Safawi Bahadur Khan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, educ. privately. Proclaimed on the deposition of Sulaiman Shah II, 9^th January 1750. Deposed later the same year but was restored, 1752. Removed from any part of the active government of the country, 1756 and thereafter continued as nominal ruler. He d. at Abada, 1773, having had issue, one son and a daughter:

1) H.R.H. Prince (Shahzada) Haidar Mirza. He was k. at shiraz, ca. 3^rd March 1779, having had issue, one son:
a) Ishaq Mirza. m. a daughter of Haji Muhammad Husain Khan.
1) H.R.H. Princess (Shahzadi ‘Alamiyan) Zainab un-nisa Khanun. m. H.M. Shah ‘Abdu’l Fath Muhammad, Shahanshah of Persia (d. in India, 1794). She d. at Isfahan, 29^th July 1782 (bur. there at the Shrine of Imamzada Ismail). – see below.

1786 H.M. ‘Abu’l Fath Sultan Muhammad Mirza Bahadur Khan Safavi, a Turk who pretended to be the son of Shah Tahmasp II. b. before 6^th April 1772. Proclaimed at Isfahan by Aga Muhammad Khan, 1786. Fled to Sind in 1791 and settled at Lucknow 1796, eventually becoming a pensioner of the HEIC. He d. in India, 1796, having had issue at least two daughters:Copyright© Christopher BuyersCopyright©

1) A daughter. m. a grandson of Emperor Shah Alam II of India.
2) Another daughter. m. 1812, a great grandson of Emperor Shah Alam II of India.

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