Mohammad Khodabanda

The fourth Safavid king (1578–1587)

Mohammad Khodabanda (1532 – 1595), was the fourth Shah of Safavid Iran from 1578 until his overthrow in 1587 by his son Abbas I.

Mohammad Khodabanda
Shah of Iran
ReignFebruary 11, 1578 – October 1587
PredecessorIsmail II
SuccessorAbbas I
Born1532
Died1595 (aged 64)
Alamut Castle, Qazvin
BurialImam Husayn Shrine, Kerbala, Iraq
ConsortKhayr al-Nisa Begum
Issue
  • Hamza Mirza
  • Abu Talib Mirza
  • Abbas I
  • Hasan Mirza
  • Tahmasp Mirza
  • Shah Begum
Full name
Mohammad Khodabandeh
DynastySafavid
FatherTahmasp I
MotherSultanum Begum
ReligionTwelver Shi'a Islam