The collection consists of 96 letters exchanged between Qajar king Nasser ad-Din Shah (1831-1896) and officials such as his Chancellor Mirza Taqi Khan (Amir Kabir), Amir Kabir’s lieutenant and an ally ...

The original columns were made of stone, but these were later transferred to Tehran under Qajar rule by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar and replaced with the wooden columns. Under Karim Khan Zand ...

Once again, in 1776, Tehran became the capital of Iran, as done by the Qajar king Agha Mohammad Khan. The capital of Iran has remained Tehran ever since. Agha Mohammad Khan’s choice of his capital was ...

Tehran, designated the capital by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar in 1786, has served as Iran's political, administrative and cultural hub for over two centuries. Tehran province is currently home to ...

Master Neyrizi was born in Qom in the early Qajar era. He practiced lessons of calligraphy under the supervision of the great masters of his time Aqa Mohammad Ebrahimi Qomi, and Aqa Mohammad-Sadeq ...

Reza Khan was forced to abdicate and the Allies replaced him with his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlevi. Power struggles ensued between the Shah and a Qajar aristocrat and intellectual, Mohammad Mossadeq.