The Qajar dynasty was an Iranian royal dynasty founded by Mohammad Khan of the Qoyunlu clan of the Turkoman Qajar tribe.
Ahmad Shah Qajar was the Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925,and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty.
Sattar Khan,honorarily titled Sardār-e Melli was a pivotal figure in the Iranian Constitutional Revolution and is considered a national hero by the Iranian people.
Yeprem Khan,born Yeprem Davidyan,was an Iranian-Armenian member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF),revolutionary leader and a leading figure in the Constitutional Revolution of Iran.
The Persian Cossack Brigade,also known as the Iranian Cossack Brigade,was a Cossack-style cavalry unit formed in 1879 in Persia. It was modelled after the Caucasian Cossack regiments of the Imperial Russian Army. Until 1920,it was commanded by Russian officers,while its rank and file were composed of ethnic Caucasians and later on Persians as well. During much of the brigade's history it was the most functional and effective military unit of the Qajar dynasty. Acting on occasion as kingmakers,this force played a pivotal role in modern Iranian history during the Persian Constitutional Revolution,the rise of Reza Shah,and the foundation of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Polkovnik (Colonel) Vladimir Platonovitch Liakhov was the commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade during the rule of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. He gained considerable notoriety after shelling the Majlis of Iran and execution of several constitutionalist leaders on June 23,1908. As a sign of gratitude,Mohammad Ali Shah appointed him as the Military Governor of Tehran.
The Persian Constitutional Revolution,also known as the Constitutional Revolution of Iran,took place between 1905 and 1911 during the Qajar dynasty. The revolution led to the establishment of a parliament in Persia (Iran),and has been called an "epoch-making episode in the modern history of Persia".
Bahman Mirza was a Qajar prince,literary scholar,and writer who lived in Iran and later the Russian Empire. The fourth son of the former crown prince Abbas Mirza,his career in Iran was marked by several governorships,including the province of Azerbaijan (1841–1847).
1921 Persian coup d'état,known in Iran as 3 Esfand 1299 coup d'état,refers to several major events in Qajar Persia in 1921,which eventually led to the deposition of the Qajar dynasty and the establishment of the Pahlavi dynasty as the ruling house of Iran in 1925.
Andre Ghaytmazeants,better known as Khosrow Khan Gorji,was a eunuch of Armenian origin,who became an influential figure in Qajar Iran.
The Guarded Domains of Iran,alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran,Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire,was the Iranian state under the rule of the Qajar dynasty,which was of Turkic origin,specifically from the Qajar tribe,from 1789 to 1925. The Qajar family took full control of Iran in 1794,deposing Lotf 'Ali Khan,the last Shah of the Zand dynasty,and re-asserted Iranian sovereignty over large parts of the Caucasus. In 1796,Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar seized Mashhad with ease,putting an end to the Afsharid dynasty. He was formally crowned as Shah after his punitive campaign against Iran's Georgian subjects.
Saint George Church of Tehran,,is an Armenian Apostolic church in Tehran,Iran. It is the second oldest church in Tehran after the Church of Saints Thaddeus and Bartholomew.
Set Khan Astvatsatourian was an Iranian–Armenian businessman,Iran's ambassador to Great Britain,envoy to the Ottoman empire,military advisor to Fath-Ali Shah,the second Qajar shah (king) of Iran. Set Khan played a leading role in the modernization of the Persian military,working with close friend Abbas Mirza,the Crown Prince of Iran,to reform the military during The Great Game. Set Khan is immortalized in stone holding his Ottoman-jeweled dagger within the "Asia Group" statuary at the Prince Albert Memorial in London's Hyde Park.
Tsatur Khan was an Iranian general,envoy to Russia,and advisor to Shah Mozaffar ad-Din Qajar,the fifth Qajar shah (king) of Iran. He was a close friend of Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia.
Eskandar Khan Davidkhanian was an Iranian general,professor,the Deputy Commander of the Persian Cossack Brigade,and a member of the Davidkhanian family.
Markar Khan Davidkhanian was the Minister of Finance of Iran,a close advisor to Fath-Ali Shah Qajar,the second King of Qajar Iran,and a member of the Davidkhanian family. As Finance Minister,Davidkhanian shaped Iranian economic policy during the Great Game.
Meguertitch Khan Davidkhanian (1902-1983) was an Iranian general,politician,statesman,and a member of the Davidkhanian family.
Iskandar-Khan Setkhanian (1865–1953),also known as Alexander Khan Setkhanian,was an Iranian general,the Chief of Staff of the Cossack Brigade,a Commander in the Iranian Imperial Army.
The Davidkhanian Mansion is a historic estate in Tehran,Iran. It was one of the estates of the Davidkhanian family. It is now owned by the Iranian government.
David Khan (1795–1851) was a Persian diplomat,Qajar civil servant,and Royal Physician to the Shah of Persia.
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