Qajar dynasty
Iranian royal dynasty
The Qajar dynasty (Persian: سلسله قاجار), was an Iranian dynasty[Note 1] that originated from the Turkmen[2] Qajar tribe. It ruled Iran from 1789 to 1925.
Sublime State of Iran دولت علیّه ایران | |||||||||||
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1789–1925 | |||||||||||
Anthem: (1873–1909) Salâm-e Shâh (Royal salute) (1909–1925) Salâmati-ye Dowlat-e 'Aliyye-ye Irân (Salute of the Sublime State of Iran) | |||||||||||
![]() 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 | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Established | 1789 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1925 | ||||||||||
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Qajar Shahs of Iran Edit
References Edit
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ Yarshater 2004, p. 238–241.
Sources Edit
- 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.