Qajar dynasty
Iranian royal house
The Qajar dynasty ruled Persia (Iran) from 1789 to 1925, a period marked by territorial losses to Russia and Britain and the gradual erosion of central authority.
The dynasty ended when Reza Khan deposed the last Qajar shah and established the Pahlavi dynasty.
The constitutional revolution of 1906 occurred during the Qajar period.
Iran's capital city
- IsfahanFormer Persian capital
- ShirazIranian cultural center
- CaucasusMountain range, Black to Caspian
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
Azerbaijan · Georgia · Armenia · Persia · bazaars · caravanserai
Persian word for king
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crown jewelsSovereign's ceremonial treasures
- dynastic successionTransfer of power by lineage
- royal courtMonarch's official household
Peacock Throne · coronation · regency · harem · eunuchs · crown prince · autocracy · despotism
Art of depicting people
- lacquerworkResin-finished decorative craft
- tileworkDecorative ceramic surfaces
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- miniature paintingSmall detailed painted artwork
oil portraits · photography · European influence · lithography · carpet weaving · enamelwork
Romanov-ruled Eurasian state
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- Crimean War1850s Russo-European conflict
Fundamental governmental legal conflict
- economic declineFalling prosperity, shrinking output
- nationalist movementPolitical drive for sovereignty
Murder of a prominent figure
- palace coupOverthrow by regime insiders
- power struggleContest for dominance
- succession crisisContested leadership transfer
- foreign interferenceOutsiders manipulating domestic matters
concessions · bribery · corruption · regent · vizier · grand vizier · fratricide · exile
Tehran
Iran's capital city
Afghanistan · Azerbaijan · Georgia · Armenia · Persia · bazaars · caravanserai
Shah
Persian word for king
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- crown jewelsSovereign's ceremonial treasures
- dynastic successionTransfer of power by lineage
royal court · Peacock Throne · coronation · regency · harem · eunuchs · crown prince · autocracy · despotism · Sublime Porte
portraiture
Art of depicting people
- lacquerworkResin-finished decorative craft
- tileworkDecorative ceramic surfaces
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
miniature painting · oil portraits · photography · European influence · lithography · carpet weaving · enamelwork
Russian Empire
Romanov-ruled Eurasian state
- British EmpireVast colonial domain
- Crimean War1850s Russo-European conflict
constitutional crisis
Fundamental governmental legal conflict
- economic declineFalling prosperity, shrinking output
- nationalist movementPolitical drive for sovereignty
assassination
Murder of a prominent figure
- palace coupOverthrow by regime insiders
- power struggleContest for dominance
- succession crisisContested leadership transfer
foreign interference · concessions · bribery · corruption · regent · vizier · grand vizier · fratricide · exile · deposition
- IranIran, Tehran, Isfahan, Persia, Shiraz
- Persian Royaltyshah, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, Peacock Throne
- Qajar IranTehran
- Ottoman EmpireOttoman Empire, sultans, grand vizier, Constantinople, Suleiman
- Persian geographyPersian Gulf, Caspian Sea, Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz
- Persian travelcaravans, caravanserai, travelers, travelogues, travel accounts
Qajar dynastySafavid Empire
Persian Shia dynasty, 1501-1736
Cyrus the Great · imperial expansion · Russian Empire · British Empire