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The state under Naser al-Din was the recognized government of Iran but its authority was undermined by local tribal leaders. The religious and tribal chieftains held quite a bit of autonomy over their communities. Naser al-Din was not effective in implementing his sovereignty over his people. Local groups had their own militias and oftentimes did not obey laws passed by ...

  The history of photography in Iran dates back to the reign of Nasser-al-Din Shah. The presentations of this era featured the traditional lifestyle of that time, and the illumination of that era for the historical studies of the nineteenth century has been documented by Iranian experts.

Fatimah Khanum ʻIsmat al-Dawlah, daughter of Khujastah Khanum and Nasir al-Din Shah, was born in 1855 (or 1856).

For instance imagine Iran, this wonderful country with one of the greatest histories and the most hospitable people. Hijab has always been a part of Iranian Culture and it hasn’t changed since the governorship of The Great Cyrus.

Antoine Sorokin called “Antoine Khan” Iranian-Georgian photographer in The time of Naser-al-Din Shah Qajar with his collection of photographs of people, places, customs, occupations, and especially Iranian ethnicities, while being one of the first Iranian photographers and in terms of artistic imagery Historically recorded, it has a special significance and credibility.