Tahmasp II

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Tahmasp II was a Safavid prince who briefly ruled as shah of Iran in the early 18th century during the dynasty’s decline before being overshadowed and effectively replaced by the rising military leader Nader Shah.

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Tahmasp II canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Safavid shah
historical figure
monarch
birthDate 1704
birthPlace Isfahan
capitalDuringReign Isfahan
Mashhad
causeOfDeath execution
child Abbas III
contemporaryOf Nader Shah
countryRuled Iran
deathDate 1740
deathPlace Sabzevar
dynasty Safavid dynasty
linked to: Safavid Empire
era early 18th century
ethnicity Persian
father Sultan Husayn
fledFrom Isfahan
fullName Tahmasp II
historicalPeriod late Safavid period
house Safavid
linked to: Safavid Empire
lostTerritoryTo Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
mother Nakia Khatun
linked to: Khatun
notableEvent attempted to restore Safavid authority after Afghan invasion of Iran
signed unfavorable treaties with the Ottoman Empire
positionHeld Shah of Iran
predecessor Sultan Husayn
reasonForDeposition military failures against the Ottomans
territorial concessions to the Ottomans
regnalName Tahmasp II
reignEnd 1732
reignStart 1729
religion Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia
ruledDuring decline of the Safavid Empire
soughtSupportFrom Afshar tribe
Bakhtiari tribe
Qajar tribe
spouse Zeb-un-Nisa Begum
linked to: Zeb-un-Nissa Begum
successor Abbas III
title Shahanshah of Iran
wasControlledBy Nader Shah
wasCrownedIn Tabriz
wasDeposedBy Nader Shah
wasFigureheadFor Nader Shah
wasImprisonedIn Sabzevar
wasProclaimedShahIn Qazvin

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Sultan Husayn successor Tahmasp II
Tahmasp II fullName Tahmasp II
Tahmasp II regnalName Tahmasp II
Ashraf Hotak successor Tahmasp II
Shah of Iran positionHeldBy Tahmasp II