State
Qajar dynasty
Iranian royal dynasty (1796–1925)
- This boundary
- 1785–1925
- Founded
- 1785
- Ended
- 1925
- Succeeded by
- Pahlavi dynasty
Overview
The Qajar dynasty (Persian: دودمان قاجار, romanized: Dudemân-e Qâjâr) is a formerly aristocratic Iranian dynasty that gained prominence with the rise of Shahverdi Sultan in the early 16th century as heads of the Turkoman Qajar tribe of the Qizilbash confederacy. The dynasty ruled Iran from 1789 until 1925, beginning with the Unification of Iran (1779–1796) by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (r. 1789–1797).
The Russian branch of the Qajar dynasty belonged to the Russian Nobility and were given the titles Prince Persidskii and Princess Persidskaya by the Tsar in the 19th century, of which many members had held high functions in the Imperial Russian Army, such as Alexander Petrovich Reza Qoli Mirza Qajar.
Records (14)
- 1754–1755 — Durrani Campaign to KhorasanCampaign
- 1796 — Persian Expedition of 1796War
- 1804–1813 — Russo-Persian War of 1804–13War
- 1804 — Siege of ErivanSiege
- 1808 — Siege of ErivanSiege
- 1821–1823 — Ottoman–Persian War of 1821–23War
- 1821 — Battle of ErzurumBattle
- 1822 — Battle of KhoiBattle · Persia ▸ Ottoman Empire
- 1826–1828 — Russo-Persian War of 1826–28War
- 1827 — Battle of AbbasabadBattle · Russia ▸ Persia
- 1827 — Battle of EchmiadzinBattle · Russia ▸ Persia
- 1827 — Battle of ErivanBattle · Russia ▸ Persia
- 1856–1857 — Anglo-Persian WarWar
- 1857 — Battle of MohammerahBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Persia
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