 Not much is known about Mohammad Mirza's youth, except that he spent his youth in the Safavid harem, and was tutored by his mentor Rajab Ali Tabrizi.He also learned how to maintain order over a state and other royal matters by the steward ("nāẓer") of the royal household, Mohammad-Ali Beg, and the head of the royal bodyguard ("qurchi-bashi"), Jani Beg Khan Shamlu.On 15 May 1642, at Kashan, Mohammad Mirza was crowned as shah of Iran and chose "Abbas II" as his dynastic name.