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Mohammad Khodabanda

Type Figure Region Safavid Persia Time 1532–1595 Also known as Mohammad Khodabanda、Sultan Mohammad Khudabanda、穆罕默德·胡达班达

Fourth shah of the Safavid dynasty, reigning 1578–1588. Poor-sighted and mild-tempered, he continued the Shia religious policy while military and pol…

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  1. 1532–1578Qazvin · QazvinA son of Tahmasp I, he was granted Khorasan in his early years. His failing eyesight cost him his father's favor, yet after his brothers died fighting over the succession he was raised to the throne as shah.
  2. 1578–1588Qazvin · QazvinHe continued the policy of making Shia the state religion, but suffered defeats against the Ottomans and lost territory. Endless strife between his sons and Turkmen magnates in the court steadily weakened the state.
  3. 1588–1595Mashhad · MashhadDeposed by his son Abbas I in 1588, he withdrew to Khorasan and died at Mashhad in 1595, marking the end of the Safavid period of internal turmoil.

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