Fath-Ali Khan Qajar ( fa, فتحعلی‌خان قاجار;‎ 1686–1726), was the

Qajar Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

chieftain of the Ashaqa-bash branch. He was a renowned military commander during the rule of the Safavid shahs

Husayn Hussein, Hussain, Hossein, Hossain, Huseyn, Husayn, Husein or Husain (; ar, حُسَيْن ), coming from the triconsonantal root Ḥ-S-i-N ( ar, ح س ی ن, link=no), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", " ...

and

Tahmasp II Tahmasp II ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb or ; 1704? – 11 February 1740) was one of the last Safavid rulers of Persia (Iran). Name "Tahmasp" ( fa, طهماسب, translit=Ṭahmāsb) is a New Persian name, ultimately derived from Ol ...

. He was killed on the orders of Nader Shah in 1726. Fat'h Ali Khan was the son of Shah Quli Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. He was ''Ilkhani'' of the

Qajar tribe Qajar Iran (), also referred to as Qajar Persia, the Qajar Empire, '. Sublime State of Persia, officially the Sublime State of Iran ( fa, دولت علیّه ایران ') and also known then as the Guarded Domains of Iran ( fa, ممالک م ...

and Governor of

Astarabad Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies app ...

and Semnan, 1720–1726. He was killed on the orders of Nader Shah, 11 October 1726 and was buried in Mashhad. Fath Ali Khan's son Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar (1722–1758) was the father of

Agha Mohammad Khan Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ( fa, آقا محمد خان قاجار, translit=Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah (, ), was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran, rul ...

and Hossein Qoli Khan ''Jahansouz Shah Qajar (the father of "Baba Khan," the future

Fath Ali Shah Qajar Fath-Ali Shah Qajar ( fa, فتحعلى‌شاه قاجار, Fatḥ-ʻAli Šâh Qâjâr; May 1769 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irr ...

Genealogy

Fat'h 'Ali Khan had two sons and a daughter: * 1) Mohammad Hasan Bahador Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu (''b''.1715-''k''.1758)lkhani of the

. Governor-General of

, and Governor of

Gorgan Gorgan ( fa, گرگان ; also romanized as ''Gorgān'', ''Gurgān'', and ''Gurgan''), formerly Esterabad ( ; also romanized as ''Astarābād'', ''Asterabad'', and ''Esterābād''), is the capital city of Golestan Province, Iran. It lies appro ...

, Mazandaran and Gilan 1747- 1759. m. (first) 1739, Jayram Begum daughter of Iskandar Khan-e Qajar Quyunlu. m. (second) Zara Khanum, sister of Muhammad Husain Khan-e Qajar Devehlu. m. (third) a lady from the Izz ud-Dinlu branch of the Qajar tribe. m. (fourth) a

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lady from Astarabad. m. (fifth) a lady from Isfahan. m. (sixth) sister of Hajji Jamal Fumani, Governor of

Rasht Rasht ( fa, رشت, Rašt ; glk, Rəšt, script=Latn; also romanized as Resht and Rast, and often spelt ''Recht'' in French and older German manuscripts) is the capital city of Gilan Province, Iran. Also known as the "City of Rain" (, ''Ŝahre B ...

. having had issue: **i) Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar the founder of Qajar dynasty **ii) Reza Quli Khan, died in exile at Choresm, 1781. **iii) Husain Quli, ''Jahansuz Shah'', m. his cousin H.M. Agha Bajji, Mahd-i-'Aliya. He was killed by Turkomans near Fenderesk, 22 March 1777. Had issue, three sons: ***(1) Fat'h 'Ali Shah Qajar ***(2) Hajji Husain Quli Khan. Governor-General of Fars 1797–1798, Governor of Semnan,

Kashan Kashan ( fa, ; Qashan; Cassan; also romanized as Kāshān) is a city in the northern part of Isfahan province, Iran. At the 2017 census, its population was 396,987 in 90,828 families. Some etymologists argue that the city name comes from ...

1798–1801, and of Qom 1801–1802. Rebelled against his brother and seized Isfahan in July 1801, but made his submission and pardoned after the intercession of the Mahd-i-'Aliya. Arrested, blinded and exiled to Dezashib after her death in 1802. *** (3) Mohammad Sadiq Khan **iv)

Morteza Qoli Khan Qajar Morteza Qoli Khan Qajar ( fa, مرتضی قلی خان قاجار, 1750/1755 – either 1798 in St. Petersburg or 1800 at Astrakhan) - was a prince of Persia's Qajar dynasty, and the brother of Agha Mohammad Khan. A protégé of the Russian ...

, born 1755. Governor-General of

in 1782. Rebelled against his half-brother Agha Mohammad Khan in 1784, but was defeated and went into exile in

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. Entered the service of Catherine the Great. He died in exile in Khwar'azam, Russia after 1785 and was buried in

Kerbala Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorat ...

, having had issue, two sons and several daughters. According to Russian sources died in 1798 or 1800. Exist his portrait dated 1796. **v) Mustafa Quli Kan, born 1755. He had issue, twelve sons and twelve daughters. **vi) Ja'afar Quli Khan, born 1751. Governor of Isfahan 1786–1789, and of

Bastam Bastam ( fa, بسطام, also romanized as Basṭām; also known as Busṭām and Bisṭām) is a city in and capital of the Bastam District of Shahrud County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,382, in 1,997 families ...

1788–1789. Heir Presumptive to his elder brother, Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar, until his arrest in 1789. He was killed at

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

on the orders of his brother

Agha Muhammad Khan Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ( fa, آقا محمد خان قاجار, translit=Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 – 17 June 1797), also known by his regnal name of Agha Mohammad Shah (, ), was the founder of the Qajar dynasty of Iran ...

, 1790. **vii) Mahdi Quli Khan, died at

, 1784, having had issue, 2 sons. **viii) 'Abbas Quli Khan, born 1756. He died at

. **ix) 'Ali Quli Khan, born 1755. exiled to Barforush. He died at

Babol Babol ( fa, بابل, , known as "Orange Blossom City" , also Romanized as Bābol; formerly known as Barfrouch) is the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas (under Iranian law). At the ...

1825, having had issue, a daughter. * 2) Muhammad Husain Khan, died in his youth. * 3) Begum Khanoum, married

Karim Khan Zand Mohammad Karim Khan Zand ( fa, محمدکریم خان زند, Mohammad Karīm Khân-e Zand; ) was the founder of the Zand Dynasty, ruling from 1751 to 1779. He ruled all of Iran (Persia) except for Khorasan. He also ruled over some of the Ca ...

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