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Razia Begum Safavi (Persian: راضیه بیگم صفوی) (1700–1776) was a Safavid princess and the royal consort of shah Nader Shah of Persia (r. 1736–1747).[1]
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She was the daughter of Sultan Husayn and the sister of Tahmasp II. She was married to Nader Shah in 1729. She had one daughter. In 1736, her spouse became monarch and founded a new dynasty. As a member of the preceding dynasty, she had great symbolic importance and wielded great influence in harem affairs.
References
edit- ^ Michael Axworthy, Sword of Persia: Nader Shah, from Tribal Warrior to Conquering Tyrant