Qajar dynasty

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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Redirect Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox royal house The Qajar dynasty (Template:Langx)Template:Efn is a formerly aristocratic (and from 1789-1925, royal) Iranian<ref>Template:Harvnb: "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."</ref> dynasty that gained prominence with the rise of Shahverdi Qajar in the early 16th century<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> as heads of the Turkoman Qajar tribe of the Qizilbash confederacy.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The dynasty ruled Iran from 1789 until 1925, upon the Unification of Iran (1779–1796) by Mohammad Khan Qajar (Template:Reign).

The Russian branch of the Qajar dynasty belonged to the Russian Nobility and were given the titles Prince Persidskii and Princess Persidskaya by the Tsar in the 19th century,<ref>Template:Citation</ref> of which many members have hold high functions in the Imperial Russian Army, such as Aleksander Reza Qoli Mirza Qajar.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

The dynasty's effective rule in Iran ended in 1925 when Iran's Majlis, convening as a constituent assembly on 12 December 1925, declared Reza Shah, a former brigadier-general of the Persian Cossack Brigade, as the new shah of Pahlavi Iran.

Head of the Qajar tribe

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The last Ilkhan (head) of the Qajar tribe, Anoushirvan Khan Qajar (d.1866)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

The Qajar dynasty, as the ruling lineage, held prominent positions as tribal heads long before establishing imperial rule, leveraging their military prowess and tribal alliances to unify the country amid post-Safavid chaos.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

During the establishment of the Safavids. When Ismail led the 7,000 tribal soldiers on his successful expedition from Erzincan to Shirvan in 1500/1501, a contingent of Qajars was among them. After this, they emerged as a prominent group within the Qizilbash confederacy,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> who were made up of Turkoman warriors and served as the main force of the Safavid military.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Despite being smaller than other tribes, the Qajars continued to play a major role in important events during the 16th century.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The immediate ancestor of the Qajar monarchs, Shah Qoli Khan of the Quvanlu of Ganja, married into the Quvanlu Qajars of Astarabad. His son, Fath Ali Khan (born c. 1685–1693) was a renowned military commander during the rule of the Safavid shahs Sultan Husayn and Tahmasp II.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He was killed in 1726. Fath Ali Khan's son Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar (1722–1758) was the father of Mohammad Khan Qajar and Hossein Qoli Khan (Jahansouz Shah), father of "Baba Khan," the future Fath-Ali Shah Qajar. Mohammad Hasan Khan was killed on the orders of Karim Khan of the Zand dynasty.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

List of Qajar monarchs

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Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar (1896-1907), the first constitutional monarch of Iran
No. Shah Portrait Reigned from Reigned until Tughra
1 Mohammad Khan Qajar File:MohammadKhanQajari.jpg 1789<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref> 17 June 1797 File:Mohammad Khan stamp.jpg
2 Fat′h-Ali Shah Qajar File:Portrait of Fath Ali Shah Standing.jpg 17 June 1797 23 October 1834 File:Fat′h-Ali Shah stamp.jpg
3 Mohammad Shah Qajar File:Mohammad Shah.jpg 23 October 1834 5 September 1848 File:Mohammad Shah stamp.jpg
4 Naser al-Din Shah Qajar File:Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, close up, with slight smile by Nadar (3x4 cropped).jpg 5 September 1848 1 May 1896 File:Naser al-Din Shah stamp.jpg
5 Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar File:Mozaffar-ed-Din Shah Qajar - 1.jpg 1 May 1896 3 January 1907 File:Mozaffar al-Din Shah stamp.jpg
6 Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar File:Mohammad Ali Shah (3x4 cropped).jpg 3 January 1907 16 July 1909 File:Mohammad Ali Shah stamp.jpg
7 Ahmad Shah Qajar File:Ahmad Shah Qajar (3x4 cropped).jpg 16 July 1909 31 October 1925 File:Ahmad Shah stamp.jpg

Qajar imperial family

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Hamid Mirza, heir presumptive and head of the Qajar dynasty from 1975 till 1988<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

The Qajar Imperial Family in exile is currently headed by the eldest descendant of Mohammad Ali Shah, Sultan Mohammad Ali Mirza Qajar, while the Heir Presumptive to the Qajar throne is Mohammad Hassan Mirza II, the grandson of Mohammad Hassan Mirza, Sultan Ahmad Shah's brother and heir. Mohammad Hassan Mirza died in England in 1943, having proclaimed himself shah in exile in 1930 after the death of his brother in France.

Today, the descendants of the Qajars often identify themselves as such and hold reunions to stay socially acquainted through the Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> often coinciding with the annual conferences and meetings of the International Qajar Studies Association (IQSA). The Kadjar (Qajar) Family Association was founded for a third time in 2000. Two earlier family associations were stopped because of political pressure. The offices and archives of IQSA are housed at the International Museum for Family History in Eijsden.

Qajar dynasty since 1925

Heads of the Qajar Imperial Family

The headship of the Imperial Family is inherited by the eldest male descendant of Mohammad Ali Shah.

Heirs Presumptive of the Qajar dynasty

The Heir Presumptive is the Qajar heir to the Persian throne.

Extended Family

  • Qajar descendants of Jwamer Agha, Princesses of Qajar, great-great or great-great-great grandchildren of Naseruddin Shah Qajar.<ref>Awene Kurdish Article about Jwamer Agha Hamawand in Sorani by Awene</ref><ref>The Royal Harem of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–96): The Literary Portrayal of Women's Lives by Taj al-Saltana and Anonymous 'Lady from Kerman'</ref><ref>

"Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity" by Taj al-Saltaneh</ref>

Titles and styles

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Naser al-Din Shah, the fourth Qajar shah, notably used the title "Pivot of the Universe" (Qebleh-ye Alam)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>


The shah and his consort were styled Imperial Majesty. Their children were addressed as Imperial Highness, while male-line grandchildren were entitled to the lower style of Highness; all of them bore the title of Shahzadeh or Shahzadeh Khanoum.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Qajar Shahs also adopted grandiose titles that reflected their perceived divine authority and centrality in the Persian monarchy.Template:SfnTemplate:Pn These titles were not merely honorific but served to legitimize their rule amidst internal and external challenges, blending pre-Islamic, Islamic-Shi’i, and nomadic elements of Persian governance.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Among these titles were;

Notable members

Politics
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Abdol Majid Mirza (1845–1927), 14th and 20th prime minister of Iran
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Abdol-Hossein Farman Farma, prime minister of Iran prime minister of Iran from 25 December 1915 till 1 March 1916
Military

Religion

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Aga Khan IV, The titles of Prince and Princess are used by the Aga Khans and their children by virtue of their descent from Shah Fath Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty. The title was officially recognised by the British government in 1938.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Women's rights
  • Princess Taj-al-Saltaneh Qajar, daughter of Naser-din-Shah, co-founder of the first Iranian women's rights movement Anjoman Naswan, author of a memoir, painter
  • Princess Mohtaram Eskandari, intellectual and pioneering figures in Iranian women's movement.Template:Sfn
  • Iran Teymourtash (Légion d'honneur), journalist, editor and publisher of the newspaper Rastakhiz, founder of an association for helping destitute women. Daughter of court minister Abdolhossein Teymourtash and through both her maternal grandparents a Qajar.<ref>L. A. Ferydoun Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn (Khosrovani) (ed.), "Qajar Studies". Journal of the International Qaja Studies Association, vol. X–XI, Rotterdam, Gronsveld, Santa Barbara and Tehran 2011, p. 220.</ref>
Literature

Princess Taj-al-Saltaneh Qajar, daughter of Naser-din-Shah, First Iranian woman to write a memoir, co-founder of the first Iranian women's rights movement Anjoman Naswan, author of a memoir, painter

  • Prince Iraj, Iranian poet and translator
  • Sadegh Hedayat, a Qajar descendant through the female line
  • Anvar Khamei, the Iranian economist, politician, and sociologist.
Entertainment

Family tree

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Mothers of Qajar Shahs

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See also

Notes

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Citations

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Sources

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