Fath-Ali Khan Qajar ( fa, فتحعلی‌خان قاجار;‎ 1686–1726), was the Qajar chieftain of the Ashaqa-bash branch. He was a renowned military commander during the rule of the

Safavid Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

shahs Husayn and Tahmasp II. He was killed on the orders of

Nader Shah Nader Shah Afshar ( fa, نادر شاه افشار; also known as ''Nader Qoli Beyg'' or ''Tahmāsp Qoli Khan'' ) (August 1688 – 19 June 1747) was the founder of the Afsharid dynasty of Iran and one of the most powerful rulers in Iranian h ...

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 and Semnan, 1720–1726. He was killed on the orders of

, 11 October 1726 and was buried in

Mashhad Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...

. Fath Ali Khan's son

Mohammad Hassan Khan Qajar Mohammad Hasan Khan Qajar ( fa, محمدحسن خان قاجار), also spelled Muhammad and Hassan (1715–1759), chief of the Qoyunlu branch of the Qajar tribe of Turkomans in the Caspian coastlands around Astarabad, was the son of Fath Ali Kh ...

(1722–1758) was the father of Agha Mohammad Khan and

Hossein Qoli Khan 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 (given name), Hassa ...

''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 Astarabad, and Governor of Gorgan, 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 Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

. m. (sixth) sister of

Hajji Jamal Fumani Agha Jamal Fumani ( fa, آقا جمال فومنی), also known as Hajji Jamal Fumani (), was a Gilaki tribal chieftain from Fuman, who controlled Gilan from 1749 to 1752. Biography Agha Jamal Fumani was a native of Fuman—he was the son of ...

, Governor of Rasht. having had issue: **i)

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar 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 ...

the founder of

Qajar dynasty The Qajar dynasty (; fa, دودمان قاجار ', az, Qacarlar ) was an IranianAbbas Amanat, ''The Pivot of the Universe: Nasir Al-Din Shah Qajar and the Iranian Monarchy, 1831–1896'', I. B. Tauris, pp 2–3 royal dynasty of Turkic peoples ...

**ii) Reza Quli Khan, died in exile at

Choresm Khwarazm (; Old Persian: ''Hwârazmiya''; fa, خوارزم, ''Xwârazm'' or ''Xârazm'') or Chorasmia () is a large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia, bordered on the north by the (former) Aral Sea, on the ea ...

, 1781. **iii) Husain Quli, ''Jahansuz Shah'', m. his cousin H.M. Agha Bajji, Mahd-i-'Aliya. He was killed by Turkomans near

Fenderesk Fenderesk ( fa, فندرسک) is a district (bakhsh) in Golestan Province in northern Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 34,326, in 8,206 families. Khan Bebin ( fa, خان بهبین) is the district's only city. The district contains t ...

, 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 1798–1801, and of

Qom Qom (also spelled as "Ghom", "Ghum", or "Qum") ( fa, قم ) is the seventh largest metropolis and also the seventh largest city in Iran. Qom is the capital of Qom Province. It is located to the south of Tehran. At the 2016 census, its popul ...

1801–1802. Rebelled against his brother and seized

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, born 1755. Governor-General of Astarabad 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 , en, Catherine Alexeievna Romanova, link=yes , house = , father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst , mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp , birth_date = , birth_name = Princess Sophie of Anhal ...

. He died in exile in Khwar'azam, Russia after 1785 and was buried in

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, 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

1786–1789, and of Bastam 1788–1789. Heir Presumptive to his elder brother,

Agha Muhammad Khan Qajar 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 Qajar Ira ...

, until his arrest in 1789. He was killed at

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

. **ix) 'Ali Quli Khan, born 1755. exiled to

Barforush 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 201 ...

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

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