Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar
Meditating in the Golestan Palace

Above is a 1872 painting by Kamal-al-Molk

"In nearly two centuries of rule, the Qajar kings have tried to safeguard, not without difficulties, the independence and territorial integrity of an Iran weakened by invasions, foreign imperialisms and unruly tribes. They had to face the pressure of three empires: The British empire to the south, the Ottoman one to the west and the Russian empire to the north. They have also left their mark in industry, architecture and, of course, the arts by encouraging the birth of an original style rightly called: "Qajar". It is also under them that Iran had it's first Constitution.

Despite leaving the scene in 1925, the numerous members of the Qajar Dynasty and their allied families, never ceased to contribute to the enlightenment of their motherland. They provided Iran with great statesmen, diplomats, industrial leaders, doctors, engineers, agronomists, architects, artists, writers and poets whose fame has spread throughout the world.

Scattered today, a little everywhere in Iran and on Planet Earth, they plan to renew close contacts  in order that their descendents may appreciate eachother better and thus preserve and carry on the family torch an tradition. Toward this aim they are they created of a private, non-political "Qajar Family Association" which is opened to all friends of Iran."

Do you know tha Nasser-al-Din Shah introduced photography to Persia and had a
a darkroom in the Palace? Below, See the Museum of Qajar Photography in Tehran.
"Akskhaneh Qajar"
Qajar Photography Museum

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In Europe and specially in France, Qajar is spelled Kadjar or Ghadjar.
Below, is a famed "Qajar" Surgeon in New York
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