hor as an . ▁Shah ro kh ▁made ▁M ash had ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁his ▁kingdom . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁contemporary ▁of ▁Mir za ▁Moh amm ad , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁sh ah ▁S ule iman ▁I ' s ▁daughter ▁and ▁a ▁cl erg yman . ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁by ▁the ▁nobles , ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁believe ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁true ▁he ir ▁to ▁the ▁throne . ▁Thus ▁he ▁captured ▁and ▁blind ed ▁Shah ro kh ▁capital izing ▁on ▁the ▁popular ▁diss atisf action ▁with ▁Shah ro kh ' s ▁rule , ▁partly ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁conduct ▁of ▁his ▁Georg ian ▁favorite ▁Ras ul ▁Beg , ▁who ▁sc andal ized ▁M ash had ▁by ▁making ▁free ▁with ▁the ▁ha rem ▁of ▁his ▁master . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 9 , ▁during ▁a ▁struggle ▁for ▁power , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Khan ▁of ▁Tab riz , ▁Az ad ▁Khan ▁Afghan , ▁began ▁a ▁campaign ▁for ▁independence ▁which ▁removed ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ▁from ▁Iran , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁the ▁Q aj ar ▁tribe ▁led ▁by ▁Moh amm ad ▁Hass an ▁Khan ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Maz and aran . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 0 , ▁So le yman ▁II ▁was ▁captured ▁and ▁blind ed ▁by ▁the ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Shah ro kh , ▁subsequent ▁to ▁which ▁Shah ro kh ▁was ▁re inst ated ▁as ▁Shah . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 6 0 , ▁when ▁Kar im ▁Khan ▁took ▁control ▁of