Mothers of Qajar Shahs

This list includes the biological mothers of Qajar Shahs, therefor queen mothers, titled in Persian Mahd-e Olia (Persian: "Sublime Cradle"). There were six shahs (kings) of the Qajar Empire in 7 generations. Throughout the 140-year history of the Qajar dynasty (r. 1785-1925) the shahs were all members of the same house, the house of Qajar.

Photo Name Son Ethnicity Place of Origin Source
Jeyram Fatemeh Khanom Mohammad Ghovanloo Qajar, daughter of Eskandar Khan Qajar-Ghovanloo Astarabad [1][2]
Agha Baji Khanom, titled Mahd-e Olia I Fath-Ali Ezz od-Dinlu Qajar, daughter of Mohammad Khan Qajar-Ezz od-Dinlu Beglerbegi of Marv Marv [3][4][5]
Assiyeh (Jahan) Khanom, titled Malek Gowhar Mohammad Davvaloo Qajar, daughter of Amir Mirza Mohammad Khan Qajar-Davvaloo "Tajbakhsh" Beglerbegi of Qazvin Qazvin [6][7]
Malek Jahan Khanom, titled The Mahd-e Olia Naser al-Din Ghovanloo Qajar, daughter of Amir Mohammad Ghassem Khan Qajar-Ghovanloo Tehran, Qajar Empire [8]
Shokouh ol-Saltaneh Khanom Mozaffar ad-Din Ghovanloo Qajar, daughter of Prince Fathollah Mirza Qajar "Sho'a ol-Saltaneh" Tehran, Qajar Empire [9]
Taj ol-Moluk Khanom, titled Umm al-Khaqan Mohammad Ali Persian - Ghovanloo Qajar, daughter of Mirza Taghi Khan Farahani "Amir Kabir" Tehran, Qajar Empire [10]
Zahra Khanom, called Malekeh Jahan Ahmad Ghovanloo Qajar, daughter of Prince Kamran Mirza Qajar "Nayeb ol-Saltaneh" Tehran, Qajar Empire [11]

    See also

    References
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    7. Busse: p. 2 ff.
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