Qajar dynasty

Qajar dynasty was a state in Iran (Middle East) that lasted from 1789 to 1925 CE, about 136 years. Its people spoke Turkic languages (Gokturk, Uyghur, Seljuk, Ottoman, Kazakh, Tatar).

Turkic dynasty that made Tehran the capital and lost the Caucasus to Russia by 1828. The Constitutional Revolution of 1906 created a parliament, and Reza Khan deposed the last shah in 1925.

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Facts

Dates

1789 to 1925 CE

Duration

136 years

Type

State

Region

Iran, Middle East

Language family

Turkic

Capital

Tehran

Came from

• Afsharid dynasty 1736 to 1796 CE
• Zand dynasty 1751 to 1794 CE

Became

• Pahlavi Iran 1925 to 1979 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1908 Oil struck at Masjed Soleyman
• 1915 Armenian genocide
• 1916 Arab Revolt and Sykes-Picot
• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Russian Caucasus 1801 to 1917 CE
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Emirate of Diriyah 1727 to 1818 CE
• Soviet Transcaucasia 1920 to 1991 CE
• Afsharid dynasty 1736 to 1796 CE
• Pahlavi Iran 1925 to 1979 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America

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