Qajar Descendants That We Did Not Know

  In spite of these losses, the Qajar Dynasty was able to effectively exploit tensions between Britain and Russia to their advantage, and in the latter half of its existence, it was hugely modernized, with educational reforms and increased connection with the West transforming the country’s landscape forever. Though the dynasty wasn’t to last – it was formally terminated in 1925 – its existence, which was peppered with assassinations, wars, and finally a coup – fundamentally altered the landscape of the Middle East.