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	Decline of the Safavids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Shah Tahmasp II, the son of Shah Hussain ascended in 1134/1722 at Qazwin.
		Shah Tahmasp II was the ruler of Qazwin and Mazandaran.
		In 1144/1732, just over two and a half years after Shah Tahmasp II had mounted the throne as a result of the restoration of the Safavid monarchy, he was forced by Nadir to abdicate in favour of his infant son Abbas III.
	www.ismaili.net /histoire/history07/history748.html (480 words)

	Safavids Dynasty
		Reign of Shah Safi, Abbas II, and Soleyman I
		Abbas II was not a good politcian, he was not able to maintain the peace and prosperity of his territory, and he could not manage his whole vast territory wsely, like Abbas I did.
		Tahmasp, who was now calling himself Tahmasp II, with the aid of two of his commanders Nader Khan Afshar and Fathali Khan Qajar, attcked Ashraf's forces.
	irane-man.tripod.com /ShahIsmail.html (2833 words)

	Tahmasp II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tahmasp was the son of Husayn (Safavid), the Shah of Iran at that time.
		When Husayn was forced to abdicate by the Afghans in 1722, Prince Tahmasp wished to claim the throne.
		He was deposed by the future Nadir Shah in 1732 in favor of his son, Abbas III; both were mudered in 1740 by Nadir Shah's eldest son Rida Quli.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tahmasp_II (184 words)

	A General History of the Near East, Chapter 13
		He was succeeded by his son Murad II (1421-51), and Murad showed the Ottoman recovery between 1426 and 1428, by annexing the five emirates Timur had re-erected in southwest Turkey.
		It was Constantinople that gave Mohammed II his title: "The Conqueror." The city at once became the new permanent capital of his empire, and Mohammed felt it appropriate to launch an ambitious urban renewal project.
		Tahmasp II, the son of Shah Hussein, fled to Turkmenistan, where he found a champion in Nadir Khan, a Turkoman (Turkish nomad) from the Afsharid tribe.
	xenohistorian.faithweb.com /neareast/ne13.html (17140 words)

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		Tahmasp, Isma'il's son was his successor; he ruled simultaneous to Sultan Suleiman Qanuni (remember first siege of Vienna 1529); was only ten years old when became shah and his first 10 years were very much in effective; this was the general situation of the Safavid state from Isma'il's death to Abbas I:
		After Tahmasp took over as the shah, and when the Caucasus was captured, a third force began to enter the courts service; this was Christian converts from the region who began to enter the shah's service as slaves.
		Tahmasp made four expeditions to the Caucasus (between 1540-41 and 1553-54); he brought the region under the Safavid control and began bringing in the third force.
	bss.sfsu.edu /behrooz/Safavid.htm (2945 words)

	History of Iran: Safavid Empire 1502 - 1736
		Shah Esma'il's descendants Shah Tahmasp I (1524-1576), Shah Esma'il II (1576-1577) and Shah Mohammad (1577-1587), ruling in succession, recovered some of the original Safavid confidence and expanded in the opposite direction of the Ottomans, as far as Transoxiana.
		Shah Tahmasp I the eldest son of Shah Esma'il ascended the throne at the age of ten, and for the first ten years of his reign, real power was held by a number of leaders of competing Qezelbash factions, which caused much political instability.
		This masterpiece is known as "Shahnameh of Tahmaspi" and was presented by the Safavid ruler to the Ottoman sultan Selim II in 1568.
	www.iranchamber.com /history/safavids/safavids.php (4245 words)

	Iranian monarchy
		The hereditary ruler of the Iranian monarchy was the Shah, who according to royal order of precedence, was equal in status to an Emperor.
		For most of its existance the Iranian monarchy had been an absolute monarchy, although there were attempts to reform it into a constitutional monarchy in the early twentieth century and following World War II.
		The modern Iranian monarchy was established in 1502 after the Safavid Dynasty came to power under Shah Ismail I, and ended the so-called "fourth era" of political fragmentation.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ir/Iranian_monarchy.html (145 words)

	InfoHub - Safavis - Supplement
		P.S. When Shah Tahmasp II came into Isfahan (after the Afghans were driven out), a woman came forth and embraced him.
		She was Tahmasp's mother and had pretended to be a slave while the Afghans occupied the city.
		Tahmasp was very happy to find out that his mother was still alive.
	www.infohub.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2450 (163 words)

	Persia
		Abbas II (1632-1667) Shah of Persia 1642-67, the son of Safi I and the great-grandson of Abbas I. He received various embassies from Europe and recaptured Kandahar 1648, which had been lost by his predecessor to the Mogul emperors.
		Abbas III (1732-1736) Shah of Persia 1732-36, the son of Tahmasp II.
		Son of Hormizd II; succeeded brother Shapur II, during whose reign he was governor (or king) of Adiabene; quarreled with court nobles; deposed.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/persia.htm (3696 words)

	The Modern Magazine for Persian Celebrations, Cuisine, Culture & Community
		Nader freed Persia and Tamasp II was crowned in 1729.
		Shah Esma'il died in 1524 and was followed by Shah Tahmasp I. Tahmasp, who came to power at the age of 10, was weak and unable to exert control over his empire at first.
		The new Shah Tamasp II became the new puppet king, as Nader Khan, an able general in the army, reconsolidated a few regions in central Persia.
	www.persianmirror.com /culture/history/safavid.cfm (2234 words)

	Sam Sloan's Big Combined Family Trees - pafg120 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Shahzada Abbas MIRZA Shah Abbas II, Shahanshah of Persia was born on 20 Dec 1633.
		Shahzada Safi MIRZA Shah Sulaiman I, Shahnshah of Persia was born in 1647.
		Shahzada Tahmasp MIRZA Shah Tahmasp II, Shahanshah of Persia died in Feb 1740.
	www.anusha.com /pafg120.htm (412 words)

	Army of Elephants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		In Persia death of Shah Safi, accession of Shah Abbas II.
		Death of the Ottoman Sultan Sulaiman II, accession of Ahmad II.
		Death of the Turk Sultan Ahmad II, accession of Mustafa II.
	islamiyyah.com /islam/chro2.htm (1674 words)

	Untitled Document
		When in 1719 the Afghans invaded Persia, Nadir supported the Safavid ruler Tahmasp II -- in deference to whom he had named himself Tahmasp Qoli (Slave of Tahmasp)-- with a force of 5,000 soldiers against the Afghan usurper Mahmud Ghilzay.
		While Nadir was in Khorasan, putting down the revolt, Tahmasp II moved in person with an army against the Ottoman Empire.
		In 1740 Nadir had Tahmasp II and his two infant sons put to death.
	www.rozanehmagazine.com /MayJune2006/anadershah.html (976 words)

	ABUL HASAN ALI (1143-1206/1730-1792)
		In 1138/1726, the Safavid Shah Tahmasp II learnt his valour, and acquired his help to repel the Gilzay Afghans from Iran.
		Shah Tahmasp II rejoiced on Nadir's role, and appointed him a chief commander (qurchi-bashi).
		In 1144/1732, Nadir deposed Shah Tahmasp II and crowned the latter's son Shah Abbas III.
	www.ismaili.net /histoire/history07/history749.html (876 words)

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		In 1726, as head of this group of bandits, he led 5,000 followers in support of the Safavid shah Tahmasp II, who was seeking to regain the throne his father had lost four years earlier to the Ghilzay Afghan usurper Mahmud.
		Meanwhile, Tahmasp had rashly attacked the Turks while Nadr was absent quelling a revolt in Khorasan, but the shah was heavily defeated and was forced to conclude peace with the Turks on ignominious terms.
		In 1736 Nadr deposed the youthful 'Abbas III (as Tahmasp II's son was styled) and ascended the Iranian throne himself, taking the title of Nadir Shah.
	kcm.co.kr /pakistan/storybook/ref/NadirShah.html (565 words)

	Historical Notes
		The last of the Achamaenids was Darius II who after an exchange of insulting presents with Alexander the Great was finally defeated in battle by Alexander and later assassinated by his own generals.
		Tahmasp's armies defeated the Afhganis in a battle about 70km to the north of Isfahan, following which Ashraf returned to the city, leaving 4,000 Afhghanis dead on the field, and executed Shah Suleiman, who was living in retirement in the city.
		Shah Tahmasp II's victories were achieved by his general Nadir Khouli (1736-1747), and when he attempted to lead an army himself against the Turks he lost large tracts of land to them within a month.
	www.isfahan.org.uk /oldsite/glossary/history.html (3793 words)

	Tahmasp II - Medbib.com, the modern encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Tahmasp II From MedBib.com - Medicine and Nature
		He fled to Tabriz where he established a government.
		Tahmasp also eventually gained the recognition of both the Ottoman Empire and Russia, each worried about the other gaining too much influence in Iran.
	www.medbib.com /Tahmasp_II (160 words)

	Nader Shah
		At this time, Shah Tahmasp II Safavi, who declared himself king after the defeat of Afghans, heard of Nader's growing power and decided to take advantage of this new power.
		Shah Tahmasp II, weak and careless like his father and grandfather, was happy with the peace in his court and did not care about who really controls his divided and anarchic country.
		Afghans, headed by Ashraf, controlled the eastern and central parts of the country, Tahmasp II was just claiming the country, without any actual territories.
	irane-man.tripod.com /NaderShah.html (1809 words)

	Wealth Of Kings: Masterpiece Persian Carpets
		Sultan Muhammed was obliged to hand over the reigns to his 17 year old son, who was inaugurated as Shah Abbas I in 1588.
		Meanwhile the son of the last Shah, Tahmasp II, aligned himself with the Qajar tribe in North-Eastern Persia and was later joined by the Afshar ruler Nadir Khan.
		After a large battle north of Isfahan in 1729, the Afghans were defeated and Tahmasp II ascended the throne.
	www.weavingartmuseum.org /introduction4.html (771 words)

	The Islamic World to 1600: The Rise of the Great Islamic Empires (The Safavid Empire) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		During Tahmasp's 52-year reign, the Safavid state turned slightly away from the strict theocratic rule imposed by Ismail, towards a more secular administration.
		Women from the Caucasus who were sent to the shah's harem tried to get their sons into positions of power, and men who were converted to Islam and trained for royal service often took up positions in the court.
		Tahmasp was succeeded by his son, Ismail II, in 1576, whose brutality has led some historians to assert that he was mad.
	www.ucalgary.ca /applied_history/tutor/islam/empires/safavid/chaos.html (391 words)

	Islamic Chronology: Part TWO
		In the Muzaffarids empire, On the disintegration of the II Khan rule Mubarazud Din Muhammad established the rule of the Muzaffarid dynasty.
		In the Tughluqs empire, Death of Ghiasuddin Tughluq II, accession: of Abu Bakr Tughluq Shah.
		In the Ottoman Turks empire, Death of Muhammad II, accession of Bayazid II.
	www.themodernreligion.com /basic/islam_Chronology_P2.htm (5348 words)

	Persia - IBWiki
		The beginnings of the seventh century saw the Byzantine and Persian Empires at war, a war which was began by Shāhānshāh Khosrau II in response to the Byzantine Emperor Maurice's assassination by Phocas.
		He had effective control under Shah Tahmasp II and then ruled as regent of the infant Ardashir VI until 1736 when he had himself crowned shah.
		However the brief puppet regime of Tahmasp III ended in 1760 when Karim Āghā felt strong enough take nominal power of the country as well and officially end the Narsid dynasty.
	ib.frath.net /w/Persia (3988 words)

	Safavi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Iran weakened appreciably during the reign of Isma'il's eldest son, Shah Tahmasp I (1524–76), and persistent and unopposed Turkmen forays into the country increased under his incompetent successors.
		After the death of Shah 'Abbas I (1629) the Safavid dynasty lasted for about a century, but, except for an interlude during the reign of Shah 'Abbas II (1642–66), it was a period of decline.
		Esfahan fell to the Ghilzai Afghans of Qandahar in 1722; seven years later Shah Tahmasp II recovered Esfahan and ascended the throne, only to be deposed in 1732 by his Afsharid lieutenant Nader Qoli Beg (the future Nader Shah).
	www.mertebe.org /English/Turkmenistan/history/safavi.html (682 words)

	Iran & Iranian History - Afshar and Zand :: Iran Visitor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Nader was born to a peasant family and had joined a band of robbers while still a boy, eventually becoming their leader.
		With an army of 5,000 he defeated the Afghans and reinstated Tahmasp as Shah though true power was now in the hands of Nader himself.
		After Nader deposed Tahmasp in 1732 he installed his infant son Abbas III on the throne with himself as regent.
	www.iranvisitor.com /culture/afshar-zand.html (458 words)

	Nader Shah - MASHHAD: IRAN's Holiest City - Capital of Nader Shah, Founder of Afshar Dynasty
		In 1726, as head of a group of bandits, he raised an army of 5,000 to help Shah Tahmasp II regain the throne the shah's father had lost four years before.
		Shah Tahmasp II's victories were achieved by his general Nadir Qouli (1736-1747), and when he attempted to lead an army himself against the Turks he lost large tracts of land to them within a month.
		Nader returned to Isfahan, took Tahmasp prisoner and exiled him to Khorasan, placing Tahmasp's eight month old son on the throne, investing him with the title of Abbas III (1729-1736), and assumed the regency.
	farsinet.com /mashhad/nader_shah.html (829 words)

	Osmanli Tarihçileri - ABRAHAM of CRETE
		Being a member of the celibate branch (upper hierarchy) of the Armenian Church, he was not allowed to marry.
		During his visit in Yerevan (Revan), Kat`oghikos (Catholicos) Abraham II, the Supreme Patriarch of the Armenian Church, impressed by A.’s religious devotion, appointed him as his successor (1734).
		His short reign was looked upon favorably by church historians in that he visited the various monasteries and managed to gain major privileges from the Persians for the Holy See.
	www.ottomanhistorians.com /database/html/abraham_en.html (1232 words)

	Azerbaijan
		During the reign of Ismail I and his son Tahmasp, Shia Islam was imposed upon the formerly Sunni population of Iran and Azerbaijan.
		Nadir had effective control under Shah Tahmasp II and then ruled as the Regent of the infant Abbas III, until 1736, when he had himself crowned as Shah.
		World War II During the 1940s, the Azerbaijan SSR supplied much of the Soviet Union's gas and oil during the war with Nazi Germany and was thus a strategically important region.
	www.vugar.4mg.com /about.html (8183 words)

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