Ismail III

Ismail III
Silver coin bearing the name of Ismail III
Shah of Iran
Reign1750–1773
Coronation29 June 1750
SuccessorNone
Born1733
Isfahan
Died1773(1773-00-00) (aged 39–40)
Abadeh, Fars
DynastySafavid dynasty
FatherMirza Morteza
MotherMaryam Begum Safavi

Abu Torab (Persian: ابوتراب), better known by his dynastic name of Ismail III (اسماعیل), was a Safavid prince, who reigned as a figurehead under the authority of Ali Mardan Khan Bakhtiari briefly from 1750 to 1751, and then under the Zand ruler Karim Khan Zand from 1751 till his death in 1773.

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