What is Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar?
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox royalty | title = | name = Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar | image = MohammadKhanQajari.jpg | caption = Portrait of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, 1820. | reign = 1789 – 17 June 1797 | coronation = March 1796 | birth_date = 14 March 1742 | birth_place = [[Astarabad]], [[Afsharid Iran|Iran]] | death_date = 17 June 1797 (aged 55) | death_place = [[Shusha]], [[Qajar Iran|Iran]] | burial_date = | burial_place = [[Imam Ali Mosque]] | succession = [[List of monarchs of Persia|Shah of Iran]] | predecessor = [[Lotf Ali Khan]] | successor = [[Fath-Ali Shah Qajar]] | regent = [[Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi]] | reg-type = {{nowrap|[[List of Premiers of Iran (1699–1907)|Vizier]]}} | dynasty = [[Qajar dynasty]] | full name = Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar | regnal name = Agha Mohammad Shah | father = [[Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar]] | mother = Jeeran Khanum | spouse = [[Maryam Khanom]] | issue = None | religion = [[Twelver|Twelver Shia Islam]] | signature_type = [[Tughra]] | signature = Mohammad Khan stamp.jpg }} '''Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar''' ({{lang-fa|آغا محمد خان قاجار|translit=Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr}}; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his [[regnal name]] of '''Agha Mohammad Shah''' ({{lang|fa|آقا محمد شاه}}), played a significant role in Iranian history as the founder of the [[Qajar dynasty]]. He ruled as [[Shah]] from 1789 to 1797, leading Iran through a period marked by both centralized power and military conquests. Originally part of the ''Quwanlu'' branch of the [[Qajars (tribe)|Qajar tribe]], Agha Mohammad Khan became the king of Iran in 1789. However, his official [[coronation]] didn't take place until March 1796. His rise to power involved the deposition of ''Lotf Ali Khan'' from the [[Zand dynasty]] in 1794. Notably, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar endured a challenging personal journey, having been [[Castration|castrated]] as a young adult when captured by [[Afsharid dynasty|Adel Shah Af