Overview
Abbas III was a few months old when Nader Qoli made him shah, and Nader ruled as his regent. He was the last Safavid to reign.
Rise to Power
Nader deposed his father Tahmasp II in 1732 and proclaimed the infant shah.
Rule and Achievements
- Reigned in name while Nader, as regent, drove the Ottomans out of the Caucasus and western Iran
Legacy
In March 1736 an assembly on the Mughan plain proclaimed Nader shah, ending Safavid rule. Abbas was sent to Khorasan and killed in 1740, with his father.