Badr al-Molouk ( fa, بدرالملوک), was the first wife of shah

Ahmad Shah Qajar Ahmad Shah Qajar ( fa, احمد شاه قاجار; 21 January 1898 – 21 February 1930) was Shah of Persia (Iran) from 16 July 1909 to 15 December 1925, and the last ruling member of the Qajar dynasty. Ahmad Shah was born in Tabriz on 21 Janu ...

. She was born She was born in 1897 in

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the List of largest cities of Iran, sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quri Chay, Quru River valley in Iran's historic Aze ...

. She was the daughter of the Qajar Prince Zahir as-Sultan Vala and Afagh Khanom. When she was four years old, it was decided that she would marry her relative, the future shah Ahmad Shah Qajar. The marriage was arranged by her future mother-in-law, princess

Malekeh Jahan Malekeh-Jahan ( fa, ملکه جهان; 18751947) was the queen consort of her cousin Mohammad Ali Shah of Persia, and the mother of Ahmad Shah Qajar. She played a political role during the reign of her husband as a supporter in his struggle ag ...

. She was educated at the only

girls school Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education and gender-isolated education, is the practice of conducting education with male and female students attending separate classes, perhaps in separate buildings or schools. The practice of ...

in Tehran. Badr al-Molouk was taken from school and married Ahmad Shah when she was twelve years old in 1909. The wedding was held by the king's mother,

, and was a great ceremony. Later the same year, her spouse succeeded to the throne. She did not play any public role during the reign of her spouse, since royal women at this time period still lived in seclusion. In 1923, her husband was deposed from the throne. She accompanied him to her mother-in-law in Baghdad and then to Lebanon and France. When the Shah allowed members of the Qajar dynasty to return to Iran in 1940s, she chose to return to Iran. She lived in Tehran until her death. She was the mother of the second child of the King,

Irandokht Irandokht ( fa, ایراندخت; 1915–1984) was a princess of Persia. She was the first child of Ahmad Shah Qajar and Badr al-Molouk. She was princess of Persia before leaving the country with her parents when she was 10 years old, when her ...

(1915–1984).

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File:Badr-ol-Molouk.png, Badr-ol-Molouk

References

1897 births 1979 deaths Qajar royal consorts {{Iran-royal-stub