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Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (Persian: فتحعلىشاه قاجار, romanized: Fatḥ-ʻAli Šâh Qâjâr; May 1769 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irrevocable ceding of Iran's northern territories in the Caucasus, comprising what is ...
Oct 16, 2024 · Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh (born 1771—died Oct. 20, 1834, Eṣfahān, Iran) was the shah of Persia (1797–1834) whose reign coincided with rivalry among France, Great Britain, and Russia over eastern affairs. Strong enough to subdue a rebellion in Khorāsān, he could not defeat the European powers. He became involved in a war with Russia in 1804 ...
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Dec 15, 1999 · FATḤ-ʿALĪ SHAH QĀJĀR, the second ruler of the Qajar dynasty (b.Moḥarram 1183/May 1769; d. 19 Jomādā II 1250/ 24 October 1834; Plate I). Early life.Fatḥ-ʿAlī was the elder of the two sons of Ḥosaynqolī Khan Qovānlū Qājār, known as Jahānsūz(world burner), by the daughter of Moḥammad Āqā ʿEzz-al-Dīnlū of the Ašāqa-bāš wing of the Qajar tribe (Hedāyat, Rawżat al ...
Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (Persian: فتحعلىشاه قاجار, romanized: Fatḥ-ʻAli Šâh Qâjâr; May 1769 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. His rule extended from June 17, 1797, until his passing on October 24, 1834. His reign witnessed a significant event—the permanent loss of Iran's northern territories in ...
Fath Ali subsequently turned to England, but English influence failed to protect Persia from Russian encroachments. The shah's attempt to reconquer Georgia proved disastrous, and the Treaty of Gulistan (1813) and the Treaty of Turkmanchai (1828) deprived Persia of the Caucasus and marked a downward trend in Persian power.
The army of his nephew and successor Fath-Ali Shah was much larger and from 1805 onwards incorporated European-trained units. [106] According to the French general Gardane , who was stationed in Iran, the army under Fath-Ali Shah numbered 180,000 men in 1808, thus far surpassing the army of Agha Mohammad Khan in size. [ 106 ]
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Sep 7, 2022 · Abstract. As early as 1794 Agha Mohammad Shah, a eunuch with no children of his own, had designated his nephew Fath ‘Ali Khan, whom he always referred to as Baba Khan, as his successor. After a brief period of resistance by Fath ‘Ali Khan’s uncle, Sadeq Khan Qajar Devehlu, who had been one of Agha Mohammad Shah’s military commanders ...
