KĀMRĀN MIRZĀ NĀYEB-AL-SALṬANA (b. Tehran, 1856; d. Tehran, 1929; Figure 1), minister of war and commander of the armed forces,…

ISFAHAN viii. QAJAR PERIOD The Qajar period (1794-1925) was marked by far-reaching political, social, and economic changes that were particularly…

ISFAHAN iii. POPULATION Isfahan’s population size from the Safavid through the Qajar periods, as reported by European travelers and diplomats,…

ISFAHAN iii. Population iii(1). The Qajar Period Local official information for Isfahan’s population was generally inaccessible, with Europeans and Persians…