Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar

by Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar at Astarabad. Folio from the Shahanshahnameh of Fath 'Ali Khan Saba, dated 1810 during the reign of Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar, dated 1755/6 Mohammad Hasan Khan was driven from Astarabad in the early 1740s, but after Nader Shah's death in 1747, he appears to have joined Shahrokh Shah and was appointed beglerbeg of Astarabad and leader of all the nomadic groups in the province by Soleyman II; after the latter was deposed, Mohammad Hasan became virtually independent and extended his power to Mazandaran and Gilan. ==Death==

After the khan of Tabriz, Azad Khan Afghan, attacked Mohammad Hasan Khan unsuccessfully, the latter counterattacked and ousted Azad Khan from Azerbaijan in 1757, taking Tabriz without a fight (being welcomed by its inhabitants, according to one account). After an expedition to ensure the obedience of the khanates of the Caucasus, Mohammad Hasan Khan turned to face Karim Khan Zand; after some successes, penetrating as far south as Shiraz, Karim Khan's most dangerous rival was defeated and killed in Mazandaran in early 1759. ==Issue==

Sons of Mohammad Hassan Khan: • Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar • Hossein Qoli Khan Qajar • Morteza Qoli Khan Qajar • Mosfata Qoli Khan • Reza Qoli Khan • Jafar Qoli Khan • Mahdi Qoli Khan • Abbas Qoli Khan Qajar • Ali Qoli Khan == References ==