Abbas Mirza was the Qajar crown prince of Iran during the reign of his father Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. As governor of the vulnerable Azerbaijan province, he played a crucial part in the two wars against t
Portrait of Abbas Mirza, 1833
Portrait of Abbas Mirza, attributable to Mihr 'Ali, dated c. 1800
An official copy of the Treaty of Erzurum. Persian manuscript, created in Qajar Iran, 19th century
Abbas Mirza with Ivan Paskevich at the signing of the Treaty of Turkmenchay, 1828
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar was the second Shah of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irrevocable ceding of Iran's northern territories in the Cauca
Abbas Mirza
…Abbas Mirza (Persian: عباس میرزا; 26 August 1789 – 25 October 1833) was the Qajar crown prince of Iran during the reign of his father Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (r. 1797–1834). As governor of the vulnerable Azerbaijan province, he played a crucial part in the two wars against the Russian Empire (1804–1813 and…
Portrait by Mihr 'Ali, between 1809 and 1810 (Hermitage Museum)
Fath Ali Shah's relief added to the Taq-e Bostan ancient complex in the 19th century.
Fath 'Ali Shah, in full regalia, seated on a bejewelled floor spread in the middle of a courtly interior, flanked by his sons and advisors standing on his sides, the subject and composition echoing 19th-century Qajar oil paintings.
Fath 'Ali Shah enthroned on the Sun Throne with his twelve senior sons. At the shah's left-hand side, upper row, third person is Mohammad Taqi Mirza.