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Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (Persian: ناصرالدینشاه قاجار, romanized: Nāser-ad-Din Ŝāh-e Qājār; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated.
Nāṣer al-Dīn Shāh was the Qājār shah of Iran (1848–96) who began his reign as a reformer but became increasingly conservative, failing to understand the accelerating need for change or for a response to the pressures brought by contact with the Western nations.
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Jun 11, 2024 · Several of the photographs feature Naser al-Din Shah, a Qajar king who ruled Iran from 1848 until his assassination in 1896.
Dec 2, 2015 · A few years later, when the prince inherited the crown as Naser al-Din Shah Qajar, he not only hired a resident court photographer but also learned to take pictures himself, turning a royal...
Naser al-Din Shah Qajar made history as the first modern Persian monarch to visit Europe. His visits in 1873, 1878, and 1889 exposed him to technological marvels, leaving him reportedly amazed.
His son Naser al-Din Shah (1831–1896) was fascinated by this invention and would become both an avid amateur photographer and Iran’s first patron of photography.
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A ceremonial curved sword lies on his lap. Signed in his hand (in Persian) on the mount: ‘Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar’. Annotated on verso: Shah of Persia. This photograph was probably taken and printed during the Shah's visit to Russia in May 1873.
