Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
The fifth Shah of Iran Qajar (1896–1907)
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, (Persian: مظفرالدین شاه قاجار, Mozaffar Ŝāh-e Qājār, Muẓaffari’d-Dīn Shāh Qājār; 23 March 1853 – 3 January 1907) was the fifth Qajar dynasty king of Persia. He reigned between the years 1896 and 1907.
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar | |||||
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Shahanshah of Persia | |||||
Shah of Iran | |||||
Reign | 1 May 1896 – 3 January 1907 | ||||
Predecessor | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | ||||
Successor | Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar | ||||
Born | Tehran, Iran | 23 March 1853||||
Died | 3 January 1907 Tehran, Iran | (aged 53)||||
Issue | See below | ||||
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Dynasty | Qajar | ||||
Father | Naser al-Din Shah | ||||
Mother | Shokuh-ol-Saltaneh | ||||
Religion | Shia Islam | ||||
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The son of the Qajar dynasty ruler Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, Mozaffar ad-Din was named crown prince and sent as governor to the northern province of Azerbaijan in 1861.