Kashan is a city in the Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district.
The Shāh Abdol-Azīm Shrine, also known as Shabdolazim, located in Rey, Iran, contains the tomb of ‘Abdul ‘Adhīm ibn ‘Abdillāh al-Hasanī. Shah Abdol Azim was a fifth generation descendant of Hasan ibn ‘Alī and a companion of Muhammad al-Taqī. He was entombed here after his death in the 9th century.
Mohammad Ghaffari, better known as Kamal-ol-Molk, was an Iranian painter and part of the Ghaffari family in Kashan.
Kermanshah is a city in the Central District of Kermanshah province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
In Iran, the word takyeh is mostly used as a synonym of husayniyya, although some takyehs also include a zaynabiyya or an abbasiyya, like the Takyeh Moaven-ol-Molk. Many takyehs are found in Iran, where there are takyehs in almost every city.
Mohammad-Ali Mirza Dowlatshah was a famous Iranian Prince of the Qajar dynasty. He is also the progenitor of the Dowlatshahi family of Persia. He was born at Nava, in Mazandaran, a Caspian province in the north of Iran. He was the first son of Fath-Ali Shah, the second Qajar king of Persia, and Ziba-Chehr Khanum, a Georgian girl of the Tsikarashvili family. He was also the elder brother of Abbas Mirza. Dowlatshah was the governor of Fars at age 9, Qazvin and Gilan at age 11, Khuzestan and Lorestan at age 16, and Kermanshah at age 19.
Mohammad Ali Foroughi, also known as Zoka-ol-Molk, was an Iranian politician, writer, freemason, Azali, and diplomat who served as the Prime Minister of Iran for three terms. He wrote numerous books on ancient Iranian history and is known for founding the Academy of Iran.
Qajar art was the architecture, paintings, and other art forms produced under the Qajar dynasty, which lasted from 1781 to 1925 in Iran (Persia).
The Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, is a traditional mosque in Shiraz, Iran. It is located near Shāh Chérāgh Mosque. It was built during the Qajar era.
Eram Garden is a historic Persian garden in Shiraz, Iran. The garden, and the building within it, are located at the northern shore of the Khoshk River in the Fars province.
The Lion and Sun is one of the main emblems of Iran (Persia), and was an element in Iran's national flag until the 1979 revolution and is still commonly used by nationalists and opposition groups of the Islamic Republic government. The motif, which illustrates ancient and modern Iranian traditions, became a popular symbol in Iran in the 12th century. The lion and sun symbol is based largely on astronomical and astrological configurations: the ancient sign of the sun in the house of Leo, which itself is traced back to Babylonian astrology and Near Eastern traditions.
A takyeh is a building where Shia Muslims gather to mourn Husayn's death in the month of Muharram.
Tekyah is a village in Miyan Darband Rural District, in the Central District of Kermanshah County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 333, in 75 families.
Kafi ol Molk is a village in Guney-ye Markazi Rural District, in the Central District of Shabestar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,340, in 415 families.
Abu'l-Hasan Khan Ghaffari Kashani was an Iranian painter, miniature and lacquer artist, and book illustrator. When he became the Chief Court Painter, he also became known as Sani al-Mulk (صنیعالملک), meaning "The Crafter of the Kingdom." He was a student of Mihr 'Ali and a court painter in Mohammad Shah Qajar's court. After being dismissed as a court painter, he went to Europe to study, most notably in Italy. When he returned to Iran, he became the Director of Printing and Chief Illustrator for Naser al-Din Shah and earned the separate title Chief Court Painter. He supervised the illustration of a famous One Thousand and One Nights manuscript, which can be viewed today in Tehran in the Golestan Palace Library.
Takyeh Beyglarbeygi is a takyeh located in Kermanshah and is well known for its unique mirror ornamentations. Takyeh Beyglarbeygi was constructed during the Qajar era by the efforts of Abdullah khan Biglarbeygi and bears inscriptions of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar. It is no longer used for mourning, but it has been turned into a museum of calligraphy as well as old documents of the Biglarbeygi family. It has been registered in the list of national monuments on December 10, 1996, number 1797. In 2001, it purchased its cultural heritage and was restored in 2002 and 2003, and in 2004, it was opened as a museum of calligraphy. In 2008, the Zagros Paleolithic Museum was inaugurated by the cultural heritage on the south side.
Mausoleum of Kamal-ol-Molk is the mausoleum of Kamal-ol-Molk, a famous Persian painter, in the south-east of the city of Nishapur. This building is located near the Tomb of Attar of Nishapur. This tomb was designed by the famous Iranian architect of the time, Hooshang Seyhoun. This memorial was opened in April 1,1963 with the presence of Farah Pahlavi the Shahbanu of the Imperial State of Iran.
Ali Akbar Qavam ol-Molk was an Iranian statesman who served as the kalantar of Shiraz and Custodian of Astan Quds Razavi in the Qajar era. He was the youngest son of Hajji Ebrahim Shirazi, the grand vizier of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar who by the latter's order was executed, his family too, subsequently purged. Ali Akbar was one of the survivors. Later for appeasement by the orders of Fath-Ali Shah, his family lands were returned and he became the kalantar of Shiraz, thus marking the start of Qavam family.
Akbarieh Garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Birjand, South Khorasan Province, Iran. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011. It annually receives thousands of domestic and foreign tourists. It is concomitantly used as a museum and tourist space.
Mirza Mohammad Taqi Sepehr, also known as Mirza Mohammad Taqi Kashani, or with the honorific Lesan ol-Molk, was an Iranian court historian and littérateur of the Qajar era. He wrote with the pen name Sepehr, and is known for authoring the lengthy Persian chronicle Nasekh ol-tavarikh-e salatin-e Qajariyeh, also simply known as the Nasekh ol-tavarikh.
