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He was born in May 1769 in the city of Damghan, then under the governorship of his father. He was called Fath-Ali, a name which his great-grandfather, a prominent figure bore. But he was mainly known by his second name of Baba Khan until his coronation in 1797. However, the Russians still called him Baba Khan until 1813, as they refused to recognize his rule. He was the eldest son of Hossein Qoli Khan Qajar (the brother of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar) and the daughter of the Mohammad Agha Ezz al-Dinlu of the Ashaqa-bash branch of the Qajar tribe. Due to Hossein Qoli Khan being suspected of plotting to rebel against the Zand dynasty, Baba Khan (then aged five) was sent as a hostage to the court of the Zand ruler Karim Khan Zand (r. 1751–1779) in Shiraz. There Baba Khan joined his uncle Agha Mohammad Khan, who was also a hostage at the court.
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He was born in May 1769 in the city of Damghan, then under the governorship of his father. He was called Fath-Ali, a name which his great-grandfather, a prominent figure bore. But he was mainly known by his second name of Baba Khan until his coronation in 1797. However, the Russians still called him Baba Khan until 1813, as they refused to recognize his rule. He was the eldest son of Hossein Qoli Khan Qajar (the brother of Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar) and the daughter of the Mohammad Agha Ezz al-Dinlu of the Ashaqa-bash branch of the Qajar tribe. Due to Hossein Qoli Khan being suspected of plotting to rebel against the Zand dynasty, Baba Khan (then aged five) was sent as a hostage to the court of the Zand ruler Karim Khan Zand (r. 1751–1779) in Shiraz. There Baba Khan joined his uncle Agha Mohammad Khan, who was also a hostage at the court.