Mohammad Taqi Khan Shirazi
Mohammad Taqi Khan Shirazi (Persian: محمدتقیخان شیرازی) was an 18th-century Iranian official who served as the governor of Fars under the Afsharid shah (king) Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) from 1734 to 1744.[1][2]
In January 1744, Taqi Khan rebelled against Nader Shah, who responded by besieging Shiraz, the provincial capital of Fars. After a four and half months, his troops captured Shiraz, subsequently plundering it.[3] Taqi Khan was captured, and as punishment castrated and lost one of his eyes. Nader Shah ultimately spared him, and sent him to Kabul to serve as its governor.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Lockhart 1938, p. 80.
- ^ Axworthy 2006, pp. 264–265.
- ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 264.
- ^ Axworthy 2006, p. 265.
Sources
[edit]- Axworthy, Michael (2006). The Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-1850437062.
- Axworthy, Michael (2018). "The Awkwardness of Nader Shah: History, Military History, and Eighteenth-Century Iran". In Axworthy, Michael (ed.). Crisis, Collapse, Militarism and Civil War: The History and Historiography of 18th Century Iran. Oxford University Press. pp. 43–60. ISBN 978-0-19-025033-1.
- Lockhart, Laurence (1938). Nadir Shah: A Critical Study Based Mainly upon Contemporary Sources. Luzac & Co. ISBN 978-0404562908.
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