One such king was the Persian Shah Agha Mohammad Khan, also sometimes referred to as Agha Mohammad Shah. The 18th-century ruler ushered in the Qajar dynasty of Iran that ruled until 1925.

It is difficult to think of a darker period in recent Iranian history than the Qajar era (1785-1925), upon which the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto is shining a light in a new exhibition. Founded by a ...

It is difficult to think of a darker period in recent Iranian history than the Qajar era (1785-1925), upon which the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto is shining a light in a new exhibition. Founded by a ...

The mansion has a large hall with two load-bearing wooden columns. The original columns were made of stone, but these were later transferred to Tehran under Qajar rule by Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ...

Tehran was first chosen as the capital of Iran by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1796, which means a span of over 230 years. A bustling metropolis of 14 million people (2015), Tehran is ...

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. Agence France-Presse World News ...