List of Kings of Persia - Modern Empire, 1501–1979 AD

Modern Empire, 1501–1979 AD

For more comprehensive lists of kings and sub-kings of this Era see:

  • Muslim dynasties of Iran
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note
Safavid dynasty, 1501–1786
1 Ismail I Shah, Sultan 1487–1524 7 November 1502 23 May 1524 son of Sultan Heidar
2 Tahmasp I Shah, Sahib-i-Qiran, Sultan bar Salatin 1514–1576 23 May 1525 25 May 1576 son of Ismail I
3 Ismail II Shah 1537–1577 25 May 1576 24 November 1577 son of Tahmasp I Poisoned (?)
4 Mohammad I Khodabandeh, Ashraf, Soltan 1532–1596 25 May 1576 1 October 1587 son of Tahmasp I Deposed
5 Abbas I Shahanshah, Sultan, Great 1571–1629 1 October 1587 19 January 1629 son of Mohammad I
6 Safi Sam Mirza Shah, Mirza 1611–1642 19 January 1629 12 May 1642 son of Mohammd Baqer (Safi) Mirza son of Abbas I
7 Abbas II Shah 1632–1666 12 May 1642 26 October 1666 son of Safi
8 Suleiman I Safi Mirza Shah, Hakem-ol Hokama 1645–1694 26 October 1666 29 July 1694 son of Abbas II
9 Sultan Husayn I Shah, Sultan, Sadr-ol Hakem 1668–1726 29 July 1694 11 September 1722 son of Suleiman I Deposed & then killed by Mahmud
11 Tahmasp II Shah 1704–1740 11 September 1722 16 April 1732 son of Sultan Husayn I Deposed & then killed by Nader
13 Ahmad Shah, Sultan 1687–1728 28 September 1726 30 March 1728 son of Mirza Abolqasem son of Shahrbanu Beigom daughter of Suleiman I Killed by Ashraf
14 Abbas III Shah 1730–1739 16 April 1732 22 January 1736 son of Tahmasp II Under control of Nader. Deposed & then killed by Nader
16 Sam Shah ?–1743 1743 1743 son of Sultan Husayn I (?) Usurper. Killed by Nader
20 Ismail III Mirza Abutorab Shah ?–1772 1749 1749 son of Maryam Beigom (or Khan Agha Beigom) daughter of Sultan Husayn I Under control of Karim Khan Zand. Deposed
21 Suleiman II Seyyed Mohammad Shah 1723 or 1725–? 1749 1750 son of Shahrbanu Beigom daughter of Suleiman I Deposed & blinded by Shahrokh
20 Ismail III Mirza Abutorab Shah ?–1772 1752 1756 son of Maryam Beigom (or Khan Agha Beigom) daughter of Sultan Husayn I Under control of Karim Khan Zand. Deposed
23 Sultan Husayn II Shah ?–1753 1753 1753 son of Sultan Husayn I (?) Usurper. Killed
30 Mohammad II Abolfat'h Sultan Muhammd Mirza Shah ?–? 1786 1786 son of Sultan Husayn Mirza son of Tahmasp II Under control of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Hotaki dynasty, 1722–1729
10 Mahmud Shah 1698-1725 1722 22 April 1725 son of Mirwais Hotaki Killed by Ashraf
12 Ashraf Shah ?-1730 1725 1729 son of Abdul Aziz Hotaki son of Mirwais Hotaki Killed by Balúch tribesmen
Afsharid dynasty, 1736–1796
15 Nader Nadhar Qoli Khan Shah, Sultan, Hakem-ol Hokama, Hazrat-e Ashraf 1698–1747 22 January 1736 19 June 1747 son of Imam Qoli Beig Afshar Before crowning his title was Tahmasp Qoli Khan. Killed
17 Adel Ali Qoli Beig Shah 1719/20–1749 19 June 1747 29 July 1748 son of Mohammad Ebrahim Khan brother of Nader Deposed, blinded & then killed by Ebrahim
18 Ebrahim Mohammd Ali Beig Shah 1724–1749 29 July 1748 3 September 1748 son of Mohammad Ebrahim Khan brother of Nader Deposed & then killed by Shahrokh
19 Shahrokh Shah 1734–1796 3 September 1748 1796 son of Reza Qoli Mirza son of Nader. His mother was Fatemeh Soltan Beigom daughter of Sultan Husayn I Safavi Deposed & blinded by Suleiman II (1749), restored (1750) & finally killed by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Zand dynasty, 1751–1794
22 Karim Mohammad Karim Khan, Vakil e-Ra'aayaa 1705–1779 1751 6 March 1779 son of Inaq Khan & Bay Agha
24 Mohammad Ali Khan 1760–1779 6 March 1779 19 June 1779 son of Karim
25 Abolfat'h Khan 1755–1787 6 March 1779 22 August 1779 son of Karim
26 Zaki Khan ?–22 August 1779 6 March 1779 22 August 1779 son of Budaq Khan & Bay Agha
27 Sadeq Mohammad Sadeq Khan ?–1782 22 August 1779 14 March 1781 son of Inaq Khan & Bay Agha
28 Ali Morad Khan 1720–1785 14 March 1781 11 February 1785 son of Allah Morad (Qeytas) Khan Zand Hazareh
29 Ja'far Khan ?–1789 18 February 1785 23 January 1789 son of Sadeq
31 Şeyd Morad Khan ?–1789 23 January 1789 10 May 1789 son of Khoda Morad Khan Zand Hazareh
32 Lotf Ali Khan 1769–1794 23 January 1789 20 March 1794 son of Ja'far Deposed, blinded & then killed by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
Qajar dynasty, 1794–1925
33 Mohammad Agha Mohammad Khan Khan, Shah, Khaqan 1742–1797 20 March 1794 17 June 1797 Son of Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar Killed
34 Fat'h Ali Baba Khan Shah, Khaqan, Soltane Saheb Qaran 1772–1834 17 June 1797 23 October 1834 son of Hosein Qoli Khan Jahansuz brother of Mohammad
35 Mohammad Shah, Khaqan 1808–1848 23 October 1834 5 September 1848 son of Abbas Mirza Nayeb os-Saltaneh son of Fat'h Ali
Mahd-e Olia Mahd-e Olia 1814–1888 5 September 1848 5 October 1848 wife of Mohammad Regent
36 Naser ed-Din Shah, Khaqan, Soltane Saheb Qaran 1831–1896 5 October 1848 1 May 1896 son of Mohammad and Mahd-e Olia Killed
37 Mozaffar ed-Din Shah, Khaqan 1853–1907 1 May 1896 3 January 1907 son of Naser ed-Din
38 Mohammd Ali Shah 1872–1925 3 January 1907 16 July 1909 son of Mozaffar ed-Din Deposed
39 Ahmad Shah 1898–1930 16 July 1909 15 December 1925 son of Mohammd Ali Deposed
Pahlavi dynasty, 1925–1979
40 Reza Shahanshah 1878–1944 15 December 1925 16 September 1941 Son of Abbas Ali Deposed
41 Mohammad Reza Shahanshah, Ariamehr, Bozorg Arteshtaran, Khodaygan 1919–1980 16 September 1941 11 February 1979 son of Reza Deposed (during the 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran)

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