Family and youth Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
the landscape of astarabad, birthplace of agha mohammad khan.
agha mohammad khan born in around 1742 in astarabad. belonged qoyunlu (also spelled qawanlu) branch of qajar tribe. tribe had several other branches, 1 of prominent ones being develu, fought against qoyunlu. agha mohammad khan eldest son of chieftain of qoyunlu clan, mohammad hasan khan qajar, , grandson of fath-ali khan qajar, prominent aristocrat executed orders of shah tahmasp ii (possibly @ urging of nader qoli beg, become known nader shah after usurping throne of iran in 1736, marking foundation of afsharid dynasty). agha mohammad khan had several half-brothers , full-brothers: hossein qoli khan, morteza qoli khan, mostafa qoli khan, reza qoli khan, jafar qoli khan, mehdi qoli khan, abbas qoli khan , ali qoli khan.
when nader shah died in 1747, afsharid rule of iran fell apart, gave mohammad hasan opportunity try seize astarabad himself, leading nader shah s nephew adil shah march mashhad city in order capture him. although failed catch hasan, adil shah managed take agha mohammad khan, whom @ first planned kill. later chose spare agha mohammad khan s life , instead had him castrated , thereafter freed, origin of title agha , common 1 among eunuchs served @ court.
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