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Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
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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
Portrait by Mihr 'Ali, between 1809 and 1810 (Hermitage Museum)
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'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
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.
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.
Qajar dynasty
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The Qajar dynasty is a formerly aristocratic Iranian dynasty that gained prominence with the rise of Shahverdi Sultan in the early 16th century as heads of the Turkoman Qajar tribe of the Qizilbash co
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
…established foundational principles of state administration, and supported cultural and artistic revival, which remained a distinctive feature of the Qajar dynasty. At the end of his reign, his mounting economic problems and declining military power took Iran to the verge of ruin. The situation was further complicated…
Coat of arms of the Qajar dynasty
Coat of arms of the Qajar dynasty
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar Founder of the Qajar dynasty.
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar Founder of the Qajar dynasty.
Hamid Mirza, heir presumptive and head of the Qajar dynasty from 1975 till 1988
Hamid Mirza, heir presumptive and head of the Qajar dynasty from 1975 till 1988
Naser al-Din Shah, the fourth Qajar shah, notably used the title "Pivot of the Universe" (Qebleh-ye Alam)
Naser al-Din Shah, the fourth Qajar shah, notably used the title "Pivot of the Universe" (Qebleh-ye Alam)