Shah Rokh

…Shād—wife of the Timurid ruler, Shāh Rokh (ruled 1405–47). The city maintains parks, a zoo, museums, and libraries. Just outside Mashhad is the mausoleum of Abū Qāsim Ferdowsī (c. 935–c. 1020–26), the incomparable poet and author of the Shāh-nāmeh (“Book of Kings”).

…his authority; its blind ruler, Shāh Rokh (the grandson of Nāder Shāh), was tortured to death.

…northeast, which was ruled by Shāh Rokh, the blind grandson of Nāder Shāh. During Karīm Khān’s rule Iran recovered from the devastation of 40 years of war. He made Shīrāz his capital, constructing many fine buildings. Moreover, he reorganized the fiscal system of the kingdom, removing some of the heavy…

…and did not contend with Shah Rokh (reigned 1748–95) for the hegemony of Khorasan. He concentrated on Fars and the center but managed to contain the Qajar in Mazandaran, north of the Alborz Mountains. He kept Āghā Muḥammad Khan Qajar a hostage at his court in Shiraz, after repulsing Muḥammad…