PERSIA

The Afshar Dynasty

GENEALOGY

1747 - 1748 H.M. Zill-u'llah Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Adil Shah, Shahanshah of Persia. b. 1719, as 'Ali Quli Khan, educ. privately. Governor of Mashhad 1737-1747. Seized the throne on the death of Nadir Shah and proclaimed himself as ruler with the name of Adil Shah, June 1747. Crowned at Mashhad, 5^th July 1747. Deposed, blinded and imprisoned by his brother Ibrahim Shah, ca. 23^rd September 1748. m. several wives, including (a) at Mashhad, 1737, H.R.H. Princess Kethevan, eldest daughter of H.M Theimuraz II, King of Kartli and Kakheti, by his second wife, H.M. Thamar II, Queen of Georgia, daughter of H.M. Vakhtang VI, King of Kartli. m. (b) at the Palace, Bokhara, October 1740, the younger daughter of Sayyid Abu'l Faiz Muhammad Shah, Khan at Bokhara. m. (c) Zainab un-nisa Begum (m. second, after 1749, her cousin, Mirza Muhammad Sadiq al-Husaini al-Marashi; and d. at Mashhad, 1753), fifth daughter of Mirza Muhammad 'Ali al-Husaini al-Marashi, Governor of Qazvin. He was k. by the adherents of Shahrukh Shah, 20^th May 1749.Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©Christopher Buyers

1748 - 1749 H.M. Zill-u'llah Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Ibrahim Shah, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. b. ca. 1724, as Muhammad 'Ali Beg-e Afshar, educ. privately. Granted the name of Ibrahim Khan after the death of his father, 1739. Governor of Isfahan 1747-1748. Seized the throne from his brother Adil Shah, whom he deposed, blinded and imprisoned, 23^rd September 1748. Crowned at Tabriz, 8^th December 1748. Deposed by Shahrukh Shah, May 1749. He was k. by the adherents of Shahrukh Shah, May 1749 while being sent to Mashhad as a prisoner.Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©Christopher Buyers

1748-1749 and 1796 H.M. Zill-u'llah Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Shah-i-Jahan Shahrukh Shah, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia. b. at Isfahan, 21^st March 1734, educ. privately. Crowned at Mashhad, 1^st October 1748. Briefly deposed and blinded by Sayyid Muhammad Husayni, 17^th December 1749 but was restored after just 40 days, 26^th January 1750 and ruled at Khorasan. Enthroned again at Mashhad under the protection of Ahmad Shah Durrani of Afghanistan, 9^th May 1755. Deposed by 'Agha Muhammad Shah Qajar, 14^th May 1796. m. (first) a daughter of Kasim Khan-e Afshar, by his wife, Gauhar un-nisa, daughter of Muhammad. m. (second) a daughter of Faridun Khan-e Gurj, a Georgian. He d. at Damghan, from the effects of having a molten crown placed on his head by torturers appointed by 'Agha Muhammad Shah Qajar, after May 1796, having had issue, seven sons and eight daughters:

1) H.R.H. Shahzada Imam Quli Mirza. He had issue:Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©C
- a) Shahzada Ismail Mirza. He had issue:Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©C
  - i) Shahzada Daud Mirza. He had issue:Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©C
    - (1) Shahzada Ismail Mirza. He had issue:Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©C
      - (a) Shahzada Darwish 'Ali Mirza, Mansur-i-Nizam (cre. 1921). b. 1877, educ. chief of Police at Sistan 1913-1921, at Turbat-i-Haidari 1921-1922.
      - (b) Shahzada Daud Mirza. Persian Telegraph Service in 1938.
- b) Shahzada Husain Quli Mirza. He had issue, two daughters:Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  - i) H.H. Shahzadi Qamar un-nisa Begum. m. H.I.M. Zill-u'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Shahan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat-i-Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Azam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia (b. at Damghan, 5^th September 1772; d. at Isfahan, 23rd October 1834, and bur. Qum), eldest son of Husain Quli Khan, Jahansuz Shah, by his wife Agha Baiji, H.M. The Mahd-i-'Aliya, daughter of Muhammad Khan-e Izz ud-Dinlu. She had issue, three sons and three daughters, and a further child who died young - see Persia (Qajar).
  - ii) H.H. Shahzadi Begum, junior. m. H.I.M. Zill-u'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Shahan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat-i-Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Azam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia (b. at Damghan, 5^th September 1772; d. at Isfahan, 23rd October 1834, and bur. Qum), eldest son of Husain Quli Khan, Jahansuz Shah, by his wife Agha Baiji, H.M. The Mahd-i-'Aliya, daughter of Muhammad Khan-e Izz ud-Dinlu. She had issue, one daughter - see Persia (Qajar).
- a) Shahzadi Begum Khanum, senior. m. H.I.M. Zill-u'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Shahan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat-i-Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Azam Sultan Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia (b. at Damghan, 5^th September 1772; d. at Isfahan, 23rd October 1834, and bur. Qum), eldest son of Husain Quli Khan, Jahansuz Shah, by his wife Agha Baiji, H.M. The Mahd-i-'Aliya, daughter of Muhammad Khan-e Izz ud-Dinlu. She had issue, two sons - see Persia (Qajar).Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- b) a daughter. m. H.I.H. Shahzada Imam Verdi Mirza (b. 12^th April 1797; d. at Tehran, 1868), son of H.I.M. Zill- Gity Sitan Sikander Shan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Ajam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his wife, Begum Jan Khanum, daughter of Haji Sadiq Ghaznavi. She had issue, one son - see Persia (Qajar).Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©C J Buyers
2) H.R.H. Shahzada Nasru'llah Mirza. b. at Mashhad, 1751. m. his cousin, a daughter of Kasim Khan-e Afshar. He d. at Mashhad, 1785.Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©Christopher Buyers
3) H.R.H. Shahzada 'Abbas Mirza.Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers
4) H.R.H. Shahzada Nadir Mirza. Governor of Khorasan under his faher and under Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar. Rebelled against the Qajars in 1802, defeated and taken prisoner to Teheran where he was blinded and his tongue torn from his mouth. m. (first) a daughter of 'Ali Mardan Khan. m. (second) his cousin, Shahbanu Begum, daughter of Ismail Mirza, by his wife, Mehr Sharf Begum, daughter of Mirza Badi. He was k. there on the orders of Fath 'Ali Shah, March/April 1803, having had issue, sevens sons, and several daughters, including:Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- a) H.H. Shahzada 'Abbas Mirza. H was k. (executed) at Tehran, March/April 1803.
- b) H.H. Shahzada Ibrahim Mirza. H was k. (executed) at Tehran, March/April 1803.
- c) H.H. Shahzada Tahmasp Mirza. Blinded on the orders of Fath 'Ali Shah, 1803.
- d) H.H. Shahzada Haliq Verdi Mirza. Blinded on the orders of Fath 'Ali Shah, 1803.
- e) H.H. Shahzada Mahbub 'Ali Mirza. Blinded on the orders of Fath 'Ali Shah, 1803.
- f) H.H. Shahzada Reza Quli Mirza. He may have had issue:Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  - i) a daughter. m. H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad Reza Mirza (b. 30^th April 1797; d. 1860), Governor of Gilan, son of H.I.M. Zill- Gity Sitan Sikander Shan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Ajam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his wife, Maryam Khanum Goraiya, a Georgian. She had issue, one son - see Persia (Qajar).Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©Christopher Buyers
- g) H.H. Shahzada Mustafa Quli Mirza.Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©C Buyers
- a) a daughter. m. H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad 'Ali Mirza, Daulatshah, Qavam ul-Khalifa (b. at Nava, Mazandaram, 5^th January 1789; eldest son of H.I.M. Zill- Gity Sitan Sikander Shan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Ajam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his third wife, Ziba Kahar Khanum Goraiya - see Persia (Qajar).Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©C J Buyers
- b) a daughter. m. at Mashhad, 1799, H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad Husain 'Ali Mirza, Farman Farma (b. 1^st September 1789 d. of the plague at Teheran, 22^nd July 1835), Governor-General of Fars and Governor of the Persian Gulf Ports, fifth son of H.I.M. Zill- Gity Sitan Sikander Shan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Ajam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his wife, Badar-i-Jahan Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Ja'afar Khan-e Arab - see Persia (Qajar). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
5) H.R.H. Shahzada Jalil Mirza. He had issue, a son:Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- a) H.H. Shahzada Muhammad Safi Mirza.Copyright©Christopher Buyers
6) H.R.H. Shahzada Kahar Quli Mirza. He had issue, a daughter:Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- a) H.H. Shahzadi Hajjiya Agha Khanum. m. Field Marshal H.I.H. Shahzada 'Ali Shah, Shariq al-Amir Hami ul-Mulk Bashi-yi Shahzadigan, Zill us-Sultan, Nai'b us-Sultana (b. November 1789; d. at Ardibil, 1854), Governor of Tehran, son of H.I.M. Zill- Gity Sitan Sikander Shan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Ajam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his principal wife, Aisha Khanum-e Qajar Devehlu, H.M. the Mahd-i-'Aliya, daughter of Fath 'Ali Khan-e Qajar Devehlu. She had issue, three sons - see Persia (Qajar).Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers
7) H.R.H. Shahzada Yezdan Baksh Mirza.Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers
1) H.R.H. Shahzadi Gauhar Shad Begum. m. at Mashhad, 1770, H.M. Padshah Durr-i-Durran Timur Shah, Shah of Afghanistan (b. at Mershad, Persia, December 1746; d. at Kabul, 18^th May 1793), eldest son of H.M. Padshah Durr-i-Durran Ahmad Shah, Shah of Afghanistan. She had issue, three sons - see Afghanistan (Durrani).Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers
2) A daughter. m. (first) Amir Muhammad Khan, son of 'Ali Mardan Khan. m. (second) Amir Hasan Khan, son of 'Ali Mardan Khan. She had issue, by both her husbands.Copyright©Christopher Buyers
3) A daughter. m. Beg Khan. She had issue.Copyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©Christopher Buyers
4) H.R.H. Shahzadi Gulrukh Begum. Possibly one of the following.Copyright©Christopher Buyers
5) H.R.H. Shahzadi Khair un-nisa Khanum. m. ca. 1796, H.I.M. Zill-u'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Sha'n Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Ajam Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia (b. at Damghan, 5th September 1772; d. at Isfahan, 23rd October 1834), eldest son of Husain Quli Khan, Jahansuz Shah, by his first wife and cousin H.M. Agha Baiji, Mahd-i-'Aliya, daughter of Muhammad Agha Khan-e Izz ud-dinlu. She had issue, an only child - see Persia (Qajar).Copyright©Christopher BuyersCopyright©Christopher Buyers Copyright©C Buyers
6) A daughter. m. (first) General H.H. Haji Husain Quli Khan [Kutchuk] (b. 1777; d. 1803), second son of Husain Quli Khan, Jahansuz Shah, by his first wife and cousin H.M. Agha Baiji, Mahd-i-'Aliya, daughter of Muhammad Agha Khan-e Izz ud-dinlu. m. (second) H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad 'Ali Mirza, Daulatshah, Qavam ul-Khalifa (b. at Nava, Mazandaran, 5^th January 1789; d.v.p. at Tak-i-Girra, 4^th December 1820), eldest son of H.I.M. Zill-u'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Sha'n Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Azam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his wife, Ziba Kahar Khanum, of the Tziscarashvili family of Georgia. She had issue, one son by her first husband and two daughters by her second - see Persia (Qajar).Copyright©Christopher Buyers
7) H.R.H. Shahzadi Shah Zanan Khanum. m. H.I.H. Shahzada Muhammad Quli Mirza, Mulk Ara Thani (b. 26th May 1789; d. 1844), sometime Governor-General of Mazandaran, son of H.I.M. Zill-u'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Sha'n Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Azam Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, by his wife, Aisha Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. She had issue, one son - see Persia (Qajar).
8) A daughter. m. Fazil 'Ali Khan Qarabaghi (d. after 1841), sometime Governor-General of Mazandaran, Isfahan and Kerman. She had issue, one son.Copyright©Christopher Buyers

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