Mausoleum of Shahanshah Tahmasib II (Sabzevar)

Iran / Khorasan / Sabzevar
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Tahmasib was the son of Sultan Husayn, the Shah of Iran at the time. When Husayn was forced to abdicate by the Afghans in 1722, Prince Tahmasp wished to claim the throne. From the besieged Safavid capital, Isfahan, he fled to Tabriz where he established a government. He gained the support of the Sunni Muslims of the Caucasus (even that of the previously rebellious Lezgins), as well as several Qizilbash tribes (including the Afshars, under the control of Iran's future ruler, Nader Shah).
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahmasp_II
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Coordinates:   36°12'22"N   57°40'30"E
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