Fath-Ali Shah Qajar

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Fath-Ali Shah Qajar was the second shah of the Qajar dynasty, known for his long early-19th-century reign over Iran, his lavish court culture, and significant territorial losses to Russia.

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Fath-Ali Shah Qajar canonical 8
Fath Ali Shah Qajar 1
Fath ʻAli Shah Qajar 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century Iranian ruler
Qajar monarch
human
shah
birthDate 1772
birthName Baba Khan
birthPlace Damghan
burialPlace Qom
capitalDuringReign Tehran
countryRuled Iran
courtCulture highly ceremonial
patronage of arts and architecture
culturalPolicy support for Shiʿi religious institutions
deathDate 1834
deathPlace Isfahan
dynasty Qajar Iran
surface form: Qajar dynasty
era early 19th century
father Hossein Qoli Khan Qajar
governedTerritory Persia
grandfather Hossein Qoli Khan Qajar
surface form: Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar
house Qajar Iran
surface form: House of Qajar
involvedIn Russo-Persian War 1804–1813
surface form: Russo-Persian War (1804–1813)

Russo-Persian War 1826–1828
surface form: Russo-Persian War (1826–1828)
knownFor commissioning numerous royal portraits
wearing a long beard and jeweled crown in portraits
language Persian
name Fath-Ali Shah Qajar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fath Ali Shah Qajar

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fath ʻAli Shah Qajar

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notableFor lavish court culture
long reign over Iran
territorial losses to the Russian Empire
numberOfChildren very large number of sons and daughters
politicalStatus absolute monarch
positionHeld Shah of Iran
predecessor Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
reignEnd 1834
reignStart 1797
religion Twelver Shia
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam
signed Treaty of Gulistan
Treaty of Turkmenchay
spouse Asiyeh Khanum
style Shahanshah of Iran
successor Mohammad Shah Qajar
successorStateLoss Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti territories to Russia
parts of present-day Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan
territorialLoss large parts of the Caucasus to Russia
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surface form: Fath-Ali Shah

Shahanshah of Persia
surface form: King of Kings of Iran

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Qajar Iran notableRuler Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Treaty of Gulistan signedByRepresentativeOf Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Treaty of Turkmenchay signedUnderReignOf Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar succeededBy Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Russo-Persian War 1804–1813 commandedBy Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Russo-Persian War 1826–1828 commander Fath-Ali Shah Qajar
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar name Fath-Ali Shah Qajar self-link
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar name Fath-Ali Shah Qajar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fath Ali Shah Qajar
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar name Fath-Ali Shah Qajar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fath ʻAli Shah Qajar
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar title Fath-Ali Shah Qajar self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fath-Ali Shah
Shah of Iran positionHeldBy Fath-Ali Shah Qajar