Qajar Iran
The Qajar dynasty (Azerbaijani: Qacarlar) (Persian: سلسله قاجار), was an Turkic dynasty[Note 1] that originated from the Qajar tribe. It ruled Iran from 1789 to 1925.
Sublime State of Iran دولت علیّه ایران | |||||||||||
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 Map of Sublime State of Iran in the 19th century. | |||||||||||
| Capital | Astarabad (1779–1789) Tehran (1789–1925) | ||||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||
| Shah | |||||||||||
• 1789–1797 (first) | Mohammad Khan Qajar | ||||||||||
• 1909–1925 (last) | Ahmad Shah Qajar | ||||||||||
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• | 1789 | ||||||||||
• | 1925 | ||||||||||
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They are known for the unification of Iran but were not able to create a powerful centralized state which eventually led them lose power to the British-backed Cossacks in 1925, and were succeeded by the Pahlavi dynasty. They came to power after a period of instability following the collapse of the Safavid dynasty.[2]
Qajar Shahs of Iran
| Name | Portrait | Title | Reign years | |
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| 1 | Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar | 
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Shah, Khan |
1789–1797 |
| 2 | Fath-Ali Shah Qajar | 
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Shahanshah, Khaqan |
1797–1834 |
| 3 | Mohammad Shah Qajar | .jpg)
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Shahanshah, Ghazi, Khaqan son of Khaqan |
1834–1848 |
| 4 | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | 
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Shah, Zell'ollah, Qebleh-ye 'ālam, Islampanah |
1848–1896 |
| 5 | Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar | 
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Shahanshah, Sultan |
1896–1907 |
| 6 | Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar | 
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Shah | 1907– 1909 |
| 7 | Ahmad Shah Qajar | 
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Shah | 1909–1925 |
Qajar Iran Media
Salam-e Shah or the first Persian (Iranian) national anthem (now the military anthem of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran), it was composed by Alfred Lemaire in 1873 by the orders of Naser-al-Din shah, and it was recorded in January 1906.
Salamati-ye Dowlat-e 'Aliyye-ye Iran
Map showing Irans's northwestern borders in the 19th century, comprising Eastern Georgia, Dagestan, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, before being forced to cede the territories to Imperial Russia per the two Russo-Persian Wars of the 19th century
A. Sharlmann "Battle of Ganja" during the Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)
A Zoroastrian family in Qajar Iran
A former Iranian Legation in Washington, D.C.
Qajar-era currency bill featuring a depiction of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.
Mozaffar al-Din Shah and Attendants Seated in a Garden, One of 274 vintage photographs (Brooklyn Museum)
References
- ↑ Amanat 1997, p. 2: "In the 126 years between the fall of the Safavid state in 1722 and the accession of Nasir al-Din Shah, the Qajars evolved from a shepherd-warrior tribe with strongholds in northern Iran into a Persian dynasty with all the trappings of a Perso-Islamic monarchy."
- ↑ Anderson, Betty S. (2016). A History of the Modern Middle East: Rulers, Rebels, and Rogues. Stanford: Stanford University Press. pp. 155–198. ISBN 9780804798754.
Sources
- Amanat, Abbas (1997). Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831-1896. University of California Press. pp. 2. ISBN 978-0-520-08321-9.
In the 126 years between the fall of the Safavid state in 1722 and the accession of Nasir al-Din Shah, the Qajars evolved from a shepherd-warrior tribe with strongholds in northern Iran into a Persian dynasty with all the trappings of a Perso-Islamic monarchy.
- Yarshater, Ehsan (2004). "IRAN ii. IRANIAN HISTORY (2) Islamic period". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol. XIII, Fasc. 3. p. 238–241.
The Qajar were a Turkmen tribe who first settled during the Mongol period in the vicinity of Armenia and were among the seven Qezelbāš tribes that supported the Safavids.