Qajar

Qajar
A Turkic tribe in north-east Iran that produced the Qajar dynasty, which ruled Persia (Iran) from 1794 to 1925 . The dynasty was established by Agha Muhammad ( 1742 – 97 ), a eunuch who made Tehran his capital and was crowned Shah in 1796 . He was succeeded by his nephew Fath Ali Shah ( 1797 – 1834 ), during whose reign Iran was forced to cede the Trans-Caucasian lands to Russia. The constitutional revolution of 1906 established a parliament. Muhammad Ali ( 1907 – 09 ) was deposed for attacking the constitution and after a lengthy regency, Muhammad Ali's son, Ahmad Shah (...

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