the traditional relations with the Shi'ia ulama was the most lasting aspect of his reign and a result of the intimate relations with Aqasi. Mohammad had a passive character, was withdrawn from everyday life, and most of the time was physically unwell, he relied on Aqasi to govern while taking a ceremonial rule. The extent of Aqasi's influence over Mohammad increased in Mohammad's last years, when he became very dependent on his grand vizier; Aqasi, however, had little ability to rule, and mismanaged the economy and the military. Along with costly wars and maladministration, at the end of Mohammad's reign, Iran suffered from instability, turmoil and chaos. Most historians present Mohammad as sedentary and aloof from governmental matters, an image that is accurate when applied to his later years. In his youth, Mohammad, though Europeanised, was a soldier like his father and his grandfather. Mohammad was contrary to the traditional appearances of Fath-Ali Shah, which included Persian ornamented long robes, high heels and a long beard, and presented a contrast in the Iranian countenance with semi-Europeanised dress and short beard. James Baillie Fraser, who met Mohammad in 1834, described him as "the worthiest of all the numerous descendants of Fath-Ali Shah, particularly in the points of moral and private character". the Comte de Sercey praised Mohammad for his political capacities; he also mentioned the inabilities of Aqasi. Mohammad was the last Qajar shah to lead his army into war. He was praised for his bravery, in particular from the contemporaneous historian Mirza Mohammad Taqi Sepehr, who wrote; “Until now, in Shiʿite realms, I never heard about a sovereign endowed with such a pure nature and so perfect manners and natural perfection. Bravery and firmness perfectly appeared in his demeanours.” Coinage and titles On his seal is the text "al-Sultan ibn al-Sultan Mohammad Shah Ghazi" and on a portrait that was painted between 1836 and 1837, he is identified as "al-Sultan b. al-Sultan b. al-Sultan b. al-Sultan", an effort to legitimate his right of rule by remarking on his lineage. Mohammad used the titles "Khaqan son of Khaqan", a Turko-Mongol title; and Shahanshah, an ancient Iranian title, to follow the styles of Fath-Ali Shah, who used both Khaqan and Shahanshah. His coins bear the inscription "Mohammad, Shahanshah-i Anbiya" (Mohammad, King of the Prophets). Mohammad Shah's coins display artistic aestheticism that is different to the coins of Fath-Ali and Naser al-Din, both