Mohammad Shah

Mohammad Shah Qajar, born Mohammad Mirza, (Persian: محمد شاه قاجار)‎‎ (1810 - 1848) was a Shah of Persia of the Qajar dynasty between 1834 and 1848. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 360 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (391 × 651 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)The image was released to Public Domain by the copyright holder. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 360 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (391 × 651 pixel, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)The image was released to Public Domain by the copyright holder. ... Persian (Local names: فارسی Fârsi or پارسی Pârsi)* is an Indo-European language spoken in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan as well as by minorities in Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, India, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Southern Russia, neighboring countries, and elsewhere. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The following is a comprehensive list of all Persian Empires and their rulers: // The Elamites were a people located in Susa, in what is now Khuzestan province. ... The Qajar dynasty ( ) (Persian: ‎ - or دودمان قاجار - Qâjâr) was the ruling family of Persia from 1781 to 1925. ... Year 1834 (MDCCCXXXIV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Rise to Power

Mohammad Shah was son of Abbas Mirza, the crown prince and governor of Azerbaijan^[1], who in turn was the son of Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar, the second Shah of the dynasty. At first, Abbas Mirza was the chosen heir to the Shah. However, after he died, the Shah chose Mohammad to be his heir. After the Shah's death, Ali Mirza, one of his many sons, tried to take the throne in opposition to Mohammad. His rule lasted for about 40 days. Nonetheless, he was quickly deposed at the hands of Mirza Abolghasem Ghaem Magham Farahani, a politician, scientist, and poet. Abbas Mirza (عباس میرزا in Persian) ‎(August 26, 1789 - October 25, 1833), was a crown prince of Persia, known because of his wars with Russia and the Ottoman empire, and his death before his father, the shah. ... Fat′h `Ali Shah in 1798 Fat′ḥ-‘AlÄ« Shāh Qājār (Persian: ‎ )‎ (1771 - 1834) was the second Qajar King of Persia. ... Mirza Abolghasem Ghaem Magham Farahani, Iranian Prime Minister (19th. ...

Reign

Politics and the military

Ali was forgiven by Mohammad, who had then become Shah. Farahani was awarded the position of chancellorship of Persia by Shah at the time of his inauguration. He was later betrayed and executed by the order of Shah in 1835, at the instigation of Haji Mirza Aqasi, who would become the Ghaem Magham's successor and who greatly influenced Shah's policies. One of his wives, Malek Jahan Khanom, Mahd-e Olia, later became a large influence on his successor, who was their son^[2].

He also tried to capture Herat, which was then owned by the British, twice. To try to defeat the British, he sent an officer to the court of Louis-Philippe of France. In 1839, two French military instructors arrived at Tabriz to aid him. However, both attempts to capture the city were unsuccessful^[3][4]. Herāt (Persian: ‎ ) is a city in western Afghanistan, in the province also known as Herāt. ... Louis-Philippe of France (6 October 1773 – 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Shah was known to be somewhat sickly throughout his life, and he finally died at the age of 38 of gout.

Cultural trends

Shah fell into the influence of Russia and attempted to make reforms to modernize and increase contact with the West. This work was continued by his successor, Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar, who became known as a very capable leader ^[5]. These efforts to modernize the country brought about a great interest in photography^[6]. Other artwork during this time includes a number of small-scale paintings on lacquer^[7]. Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar (sometimes called Nassereddin) (died 1896) was the Shah of Persia from 1848 to 1896. ... Photography [fәtɑgrәfi:],[foʊtɑgrәfi:] is the process of recording pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a film or sensor. ... In a general sense, lacquer is a clear or coloured coating, that dries by solvent evaporation only and that produces a hard, durable finish that can be polished to a very high gloss, and gives the illusion of depth. ...

During Shah's reign, the religious movement of Bábism began to flourish for the first time. The Persian symbol of The Lion and Sun and a red, white, and green background became the flag at this time^[8]. The room where The Báb declared His mission on May 23, 1844 in His house in Shiraz. ... State flag of Iran, 1964-1979. ...

Children

During his reign, Shah had 20 children to eight wives, and four more wives with whom he had no children. Seven of his children died in infancy, but among the more notable of the children were Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar, who was to become his successor, and Abbas "Molk Ara", Abdosamad, and Mohammad Taqi Mirza, who were to become the heads of the Shams Molk Ara, Salour, and Rokni families, respectively ^[9]. is the death of infants in the first year of life. ...

References

1. ^ History of Qajar Iran
2. ^ Translation of French Wikipedia
3. ^ Iran Chamber Society
4. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica on the Qajar Dynasty
5. ^ The Qajar Dynasty
6. ^ Art of Persia
7. ^ 19th Century Persian Art
8. ^ History of the Lion & Sun Flag
9. ^ Children of Mohammad Shah Qajar