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The Qajar Dynasty

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1796 - 1797  H.I.M. Zillu'llah Agha Muhammad Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia. b. at the house of Sayyid Mufid, Astarabad, 14th March 1742, educ. privately. Fell into the hands of 'Adil Shah I Afshar 1748 and was castrated by him. Governor of Tabriz 1757. Ilkhani of the Qajar tribe, 1759. Styled Piran ud-Daula by Karim Khan Zand. Held as an 'open captive' of Karim Khan Zand until his death in 1779. By 1785 he had conquered Gorgan, Mazandaran and Gilan, Qum and Isfahan in early 1786 and occupied Tehran, 12th March 1786. Assumed the Regency of Persia, 30th October 1794. Deposed Shah Lutf 'Ali Zand and assumed the title of Shahanshah, 14th May 1796. Crowned at Tehran, 1796. m. (first) 1779, H.M. Agha Bajji, Mahd-i-'Aliya (d. at Tehran, 1802), former of his brothers Murtaza Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Jahansuz Shah, and widow of his elder brother, Husain Quli Khan-e Qajar, Jahansuz Shah, and daughter of Muhammad Agha Khan-e Qajar Izz ud-dinlu. m. (second) Maryam Khanum Bani Israel (m. second, before 1798, H.I.M. Zillu'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Shahan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat-i-Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Azam Sultan ibn Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Khusru Keshvar-sitan, Sahib-i-Qiran, by whom she left issue - see below), a Jewish lady. He was k. (s.p.) at Shusha, Azerbaijan 17th June 1797 (bur. at the shrine of Imam 'Ali, Najjaf, Arabia).
 
1797 - 1834  H.I.M. Zillu'llah Gity Sitan Sikander Shahan Jam Jah Faridun Far Kisra Shaukat-i-Islam Panah Shari'at Panah Hafiz-i-Mulk-i-'Azam Sultan ibn Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah, Khusru Keshvar-sitan, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia. b. at Damghan, 5th September 1772, as Fath 'Ali Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, educ. privately. Nicknamed Khan Baba Khan during his early years. Appointed Heir Apparent to his uncle with the style of Sultan Fath 'Ali Shah and the title of Vali Ahad-i-Khakan-i-Maghfur, 1790. Appointed General and Cdr. of the expedition to Iraq 1791, Governor-General of Fars, Kerman and Yazd 1794-1797. Styled Nawab-i-Mustatab-i-Jahanbani from 1794, and Nai'b us-Sultana from 14th May 1796. Succeeded on the death of his uncle, 17th June 1797. Crowned at Tehran, 21st March 1798. Founded the Nishan-i-Khurshid (the Grand Order of the Sun) in 1807, and Nishan-i-Shir u Khurshid (the Imperial Order of the Lion and Sun) in 1808. His principal aghdi wives were:
m. (first) at Mazandaran, 1782, H.M. Queen Aisha Khanum-e Qajar Devehlu, Mahd-i-'Aliya (d.1805), daughter of Fath 'Ali Khan-e Qajar Devehlu. She had issue, two sons and one daughter, and two other children who died young.
m. (second) 1782, H.M. Queen Badar-i-Jahan Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Ja'afar Khan-e Arab (son of Amir Qadir Khan-e Arab, Governor of Bastam). She had issue, two sons and three daughters, and three other children who died young.
m. (third) after 1784 and before Sept. 1789, H.M. Queen Aisha Khanum-e Qajar Quyunlu, widow of his uncle, Mahdi Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, and elder daughter of H.H. Muhammad Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Amir-i-Kabir, sometime Governor-General of Erevan. She had issue, one son and two daughters, and two other children who died young.
m. (fourth) (never consumated) H.M. Queen Agha Begum [Agha Bajji] (d. at Tehran, 1823), who was promoted to be an aqdi wife after the death of his third wife, daughter of Ibrahim Khalil Khan-e Javanshir, Khan of Qarabagh. Agha Begum, lived all her life in the Shah's harem, but not pleasing him, died there still a virgin.
m. (fifth) ca. 1798, H.M. Queen Khair un-nisa Khanum-e Qajar Quyunlu, daughter of his uncle, Murtaza Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Jahansuz Shah. She had issue, one son and two other children who died young.
m. (sixth) (div.) Badr un-nisa Khanum, daughter of his uncle, General H.E. Mustafa Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (seventh) H.M. Queen Nani Khanum, who was promoted to be an aghdi wife and raised to the title of Mahd-i-'Aliya, after the death of his first wife in 1805, sister of Mullah 'Abdu'llah of Sari. She had issue, two sons and two daughters, and one other child who died young.
Fath 'Ali Shah's junior sigheh wives included:
m. (1) 1781, Maryam Begum, daughter of Shaikh 'Ali Khan-e Zand. She had issue, one son and two other children who died young.
m. (2) Agha Begum, daughter of H.H. Said Murad Khan-e Zand, Governor of Isfahan and Regent of Persia in 1789.
m. (3) before 1788, Ziba Kahar Khanum Goraiya, a Georgian slave girl from the Tzicara Chwili family, of Georgia. She had issue, one son and one daughter, and one other child who died young.
m. (4) Bibi Khanum Kuchuk, sister of Sadiq Khan Burujirdi. She had issue, an only son.
m. (5) before 1810, Fatima Khanum, Khanum-i-Mutlaq, alias Sinbal Bajji, taken prisoner by Agha Muhammad Khan when he captured Kerman. sister of 'Ali Akbar Khan of Kerman. She had issue, one son and three daughters, and six other children who died young.
m. (6) before 1791, Zainab Khanum, sister of 'Ali Khan Bakhtiari. She had issue, one son and one daughter, and two other children who died young.
m. (7) before 1792, Begum Jan Khanum, daughter of Hajji Sadiq Qazvini. She had issue, three sons.
m. (8) 1788, Tavus Khanum, Taj ud-Daula, his favourite wife, a former dancer from Isfahan. She had issue, three sons three daughters, and three other children who died young.
m. (9) ca. 1796, H.R.H. Shahzadi Khair un-nisa Khanum, daughter H.M. Hast Sultan bar Salatin-i-Jahan Shah-i-Shahhan Shah-i-Jahan Shahrukh Shah, Sahib-i-Qiran, Shahanshah of Persia, of the Afshar dynasty. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (10) before 1807, Khatun Jan Khanum-e Zand, daughter of H.H. Muhammad 'Ali Bahadur Khan-e Zand, sometime Regent of Persia. She had issue, one son and another child who died young.
m. (11) before 1796, Kalthum Khanum, from a family of Sayyids of Pazvar. She had issue, an only son.
m. (12) before 1796, Maryam Khanum Goraiya, a lady from Georgia. She had issue, two sons and three other children who died young.
m. (13) before 1798, Maryam Khanum Bani Israel, a Jewish lady, former wife of his paternal uncle, H.I.M. Zillu'llah Agha Muhammad Shah, Shahanshah of the God protected realms of Persia. She had issue, four sons and two daughters, and five other children who died young.
m. (14) ca. 1798, Taralan Khanum, daughter of 'Allah Yar Khan Qalija, Governor of Sabzawar.
m. (15) 1800, Khadija Khanum, daughter of his maternal grand-uncle, Muhammad Agha Khan-e Qajar Izz ud-dinlu. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (16) before 1801, Banafshe Khanum, alias Niqia Badan, a lady from Azerbaijan. She had issue, an only son.
m. (17) Khatun Jan Khanum-e Isfahani [Hajjiya Khatun], daughter of Lutf 'Ali Beg-e Isfahani. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (18) Khair un-nisa Khanum, daughter of Majnun Khan Pazuki. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (19) before 1802, Zulaikha Khanum Pazuki, a Turkoman lady. She had issue, an only son.
m. (20) Nessa Bajji, a lady from Talish. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (21) before 1805, Shah Pasand Khanum, a lady from Shiraz. She had issue, three sons and one other child who died young.
m. (22) before 1805, Sakina Khanum-e Isfahaniya, a lady from Isfahan. She had issue, two sons and one other child who died young.
m. (23) before 1807, Ziba Kahar Khanum Shirkuhi, sister of Nasir Khan Shirkuhi of Rasht. She had issue, one son and one daughter, and two other children who died young.
m. (24) before 1806, H.H. Shahzadi Begum Khanum, senior, daughter of H.R.H. Shahzada Imam Quli Mirza Afshar. She had issue, two sons and two further children who both died young.
m. (25) before 1806, Sitara Khanum, a lady from Isfahan. She had issue, an only son.
m. (26) before 1806, Shahpari Khanum. She had issue, two sons and one daughter.
m. (27) before 1808, Mushtari Bajji, a lady from Shiraz. She had issue, three sons and four daughters, and five other children who died young.
m. (28) before 1808, Hajjiah Pari Shah Khanum Goraiya, a Georgian lady. She had issue, one son and two other children who died young.
m. (29) before 1809, Jayran Khanum, of the Koklan Turkoman tribe. She had issue, two sons and one other child who died young.
m. (30) Bibi Khanum, daughter of Hajji Yusuf Barforushi. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (31) Gauhar-i-Taj Khanum, daughter of Mirza Muhammad Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, sometime Governor of Tehran. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (32) Shahnaz Khanum.
m. (33) Fatima Khanum.
m. (34) Khushnama Khanum-e Gurj, a lady from Georgia. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (35) Fa'ati Khanum, a lady from Shiraz. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (36) Shahbanu Khanum. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (37) Mah Afarin Khanum, daughter of Gul Muhamad Khan Shirazi. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (38) before 1811, Gul Badan Bajji, Khazin ud-Daula, a Georgian slave girl formerly belonging to the son of Mirza Ibrahim Khan Shirazi. She had issue, two sons and one other child who died young.
m. (39) Shahzadi Begum Khanum, junior, daughter of Shahzada Husain Quli Mirza Afshar. She had issue, one daughter.
m. (40) Shah Nawaz Khanum alias Sarfaraz Khanum. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (41) Zulaikha Khanum-e Kurd, a Balbas Kurdish lady. She had issue, one daughter.
m. (42) Malik Sultan Khanum (m. second, Muhammad Amin Khan-e Qajar Devehlu, sometime Chief Disciplinarian of the Army), daughter of General H.E. Ibrahim Khan-e Qajar Devehlu. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (43) Begum Khanum, daughter of Sadiq Khan Shaqaqi. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (44) before 1817, H.H. Shahzadi Qamar un-nisa Begum, daughter of Shahzada Husain Quli Mirza. She had issue, three sons and three daughters, and a further child who died young.
m. (45) before 1819, Nush Afarin Khanum, daughter of Badar Khan-e Zand. She had issue, one son and two daughters.
m. (46) Begum Khanum Tajrishi, daughter of Hajji Elias Tajirishi from Tehran. She had issue, one son and two other children who died young.
m. (47) before 1822, Gul Pirhan Khanum, an Armenian kaniz from Tbilisi. She had issue, three sons and one daughter.
m. (48) before 1826, Homa Khanum, a Kurdish lady. She had issue, an only son.
m. (49) Sultan Khanum, daughter of H.H. Amir Allah Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Ilkhani of the Royal tribe. She had issue, an only son.
m. (50) Zainab Khanum, daughter of Ahmad Khan Moqqadam, Governor of Maragha.
m. (51) Khanum Kuchik, daughter of General Muhammad Taqi Khan-e Zand.
m. (52) H.R.H. Shahzadi Maryam Khanum, daughter of H.M. Ja'afar Shah, Shahanshah of Persia, of the Zand dynasty.
m. (53) Mehr un-nisa Khanum, sister of Mahmud Khan Donboli.
m. (54) Khanum Jani Khanum, daughter of H.H. Muhammad 'Ali Bahadur Khan-e Zand, sometime Regent of Persia.
m. (55) Khanum Jani Khanum, daughter of Ibrahim Khan Talish. She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (56) Aga Begum Khatun, a lady from the Safawi family.
m. (57) Gauhar Khanum, daughter of Nadir Quli Khan Zand.
m. (58) Nabat Khanum, daughter of Taqi Khan-e Qajar.
m. (59) Gauhar Khanum, his cousin, daughter of Fath 'Ali Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu.
m. (60) Gauhar Khanum, daughter of Khan Baba Nankuli.
m. (61) Nana Khanum, sister of Muhammad Mahdi Khan Pazvari. She had issue, two daughters.
m. (62) Khair un-nisa Khanum. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (63) Yaki (or Gali) Khanum, a lady from Qarabagh. She had issue, an only son.
m. (64) Malik-i-Jahan Khanum, a lady from Shiraz. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (65) Shahbaz Khanum, a lady from Qazvin. She had issue, an only daughter.
m. (66) Allaqaz Khanum, a lady from Bistam. She had issue, an only son.
m. (67) Khair un-nisa Khanum, daughter of Abu Talib Beg of Sari. She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (68) Husn Malik Khanum, from the Lakzi tribe. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (69) Jahan Afruz Khanum, daughter of Sayyid Nasir. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (70) (div.) Hajjiya Nabat Khanum (m. third, H.H. Mirza Shafiq, sometime Grand Vizier) a Jewess, formerly the wife of his uncle, Field Marshal H.H. Ja'afar Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Governor of Isfahan and Bastam. She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (71) Dil Aram Khanum, a lady from Georgia. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (72) Tuti Khanum, a lady from Armenia. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (73) Khadija Khanum, a Jewess. She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (74) Jan Begum, alady from Qum. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (75) Gul Bakht Khanum, a Turkoman lady. She had issue, three children who died young.
m. (76) Hajjiya Khanum, a Jewess. She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (77) Gulnadam Khanum, a Jewess. She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (78) Shah Parwar Khanum. She had issue, two children died young.
m. (79) Sakina Khanum, a lady from Tehran. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (80) Sarv-i-Naz Khanum, a Georgian lady. She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (81) Jahan Afruz Khanum (II). She had issue, two children who died young.
m. (82) Kuchik Khanum Tabrizi, former wife of H.H. Amir Sulaiman Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu, Amir-i-Kabir, Nizam ud-Daula, previously I'tizad ud -Daula, Governor-General of Azerbaijan.
m. (83) Khatun Bibi, a lady from Mazandaran. She had issue, an only child who died young.
m. (84) Mirza Maryam, daughter of Muhammad Taqi Beg Astarabadi.
m. (85) Sakina Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (86) Shirin Khanum, a Jewess.
m. (87) Shirin Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (88) Shaikh Nabat Khanum, a Georgian lady.
m. (89) Shah Nabat Khanum, a Georgian lady.
m. (90) Jan Jan Khanum, a lady from Isfahan.
m. (91) Shahrbanu Khanum, a Jewess.
m. (92) Gulpuri Khanum, a Georgian lady.
m. (93) Nurgis Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (94) Nurgis Khanum, a Georgian lady.
m. (95) Jawahir Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (96) Shakufa Khanum, Georgian lady.
m. (97) Goncha Dahan Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (98) Karbala Maryam Khanum, a Georgian lady.
m. (99) Masuma Khanum, a Jewess.
m. (100) Nu Bahar Khanum, a lady from Tehran.
m. (101) Dil Afruz Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (102) Dil Afruz Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (103) Khair un-nisa Khanum, anArmenian lady.
m. (104) Arzu Khanum.
m. (105) Manija Khanum, a lady from Shiraz.
m. (106) Luli Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (107) Jan Jan Khanum, a lady from Isfahan.
m. (108) Yasmin Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (109) Ziba Nasir Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (110) Sayyid un-nisa Khanum, from a family of Sayyids of Kashan.
m. (111) Ahu Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (112) Mahi Khanum, a Jewess.
m. (113) Naz Frin Khanum, a lady from Shiraz.
m. (114) Shirin Khanum, a lady from Isfahan.
m. (115) Nur Sultan Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (116) Golabi Khanum, a lady belonging to the Zand tribe.
m. (117) Shah Pasand Khanum, daughter of Ramzan Beg.
m. (118) Jahan Khanum.
m. (119) Nazok Budan Khanum, a lady from Qarabagh.
m. (120) Murvarid Khanum.
m. (121) Tutti Khanum, a lady belonging to the Zand tribe.
m. (122) Kuchik Khanum, a Jewess.
m. (123) Kuchik Khanum, a lady from Shiraz.
m. (124) Sanam Khanum.
m. (125) Gul Ziba Khanum.
m. (126) Begum Khanum.
m. (127) Maral Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (128) Shahrbanu Khanum, a lady from Mazandaran.
m. (129) Nisa Khanum, an Arab lady.
m. (130) Pazizad Khanum, a lady from Qazvin.
m. (131) Shirin Khanum, a lady from Isfahan.
m. (132) Ganjashki, a lady from Isfahan.
m. (133) Sara Khanum, a lady from Damghan.
m. (134) Malik Jahan Khanum, an Armernian lady.
m. (135) Khurda Khanum, sister of Abu'l Qasim Khan Tehrani.
m. (136) Shahshad Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (137) Sinambar Khanum.
m. (138) Zainab Khanum, a lady from Mazandaran.
m. (139) Maryam Kuchik, an Armenian lady.
m. (140) Sharif Khanum.
m. (141) Khanum Jani Khanum, from a family of Sayyids of Mazandaran.
m. (142) Shaverdi Khanum, daughter of Muhammad Reza Tarchi.
m. (143) Zainab Khanum, an Armenian lady.
m. (144) Nabat Khanum, a lady from Qazvin.
m. (145) Fakhr Jahan Khanum, daughter of Aga Muhammad Jafar Kashi.
m. (146) Nabat Khanum, daughter of Karbala Muhammad Mazandarani.
m. (147) Niaz Khanum.
m. (148) Shirin Khanum, a lady from Isfahan.
m. (149) Gauhar Khanum.
m. (150) Zainab Bajji, a lady from Mazandaran.
m. (151) Nurgis Bajji, a lady from Armenian lady.
m. (152) Khadija Khanum, a Jewess.
m. (153) Sara Khanum, a Jewess.
m. (154) Sakina Khanum, a Turkoman lady.
m. (155) Khatum Khanum.
m. (156) Khuakha Bajji.
m. (157) Rana Bajji.
m. (158) Zaji Isfanani.
One of these ladies enjoyed the title of Deja us-Sultana, and another that of Fakhr ud-Daula.
He d. at Isfahan, 23rd October 1834 (bur. Qum), having had issue, 260 children of whom 57 sons and 46 daughters survived him, including:
 
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