Qajar Descendants That We Did Not Know

  At the same time, Fath’s reign saw the beginning of diplomatic contacts with the West, which in turn introduced intense European rivalries over Iran’s territory. Why have relations between Iran & the West hit a new, generational low? His grandson, Mohammed Shah, succeeded Fath in 1834. He made two unsuccessful attempts to capture Herat. When Mohammed Shah died in 1848, his son Naser-e-Din succeeded him. He was to become the most able and successful ruler of the whole Qajar dynasty.