qajar dynasty

Instead of being sacked and murdered, Amir Kabir remains in the good graces of the Shah and continues to pursue reform. Many have suggested this is Iran's best shot at modernization/industrialization, do you think that is true? What happens to the nobility that resisted him? With a weaker Shah...

This time, unlike my last TL, I want to avoid France's dramatic population lag and confirm them as the #1 Power, more effectively neutering the UK and Russia. The lore this time is simple. I want to prevent Napoleon's four greatest mistakes. 1. Not Dismantling Prussia. 2. The Continental...

The Russo Persian War of 1804-1813 was simultaneous to, and deeply affected by, the Napoleonic Wars. The Qajar dynasty, young, unstable and weak, sought foreign aid to turn its army into a force capable of standing up to the Russians, but the shifting dynamics in Europe screwed them over: the...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Persian_War_(1826%E2%80%931828) Following more than a decade of military reform, spearheaded by crown prince Abbas Mirza, and a minor but victorious border war against the Ottoman Empire, the Qajar dynasty attempted to reconquer the territories it lost to the...

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar was the first member of the Qajar dynasty to rule Iran, reunifying a country which had been torn apart by countless civil wars ever since the death of Karim Khan Zand in 1779. A brilliant but brutal conqueror, he reasserted Iranian authority over northern Azerbaijan and...

what if Napoleon jointly invades ottoman empire ? by negotiates a ceasefire with Austria, Russia, Spain forms alliance with them and Qajar Persia against ottoman empire and supports nativist and religious rebellions all over the ottoman empire invaded ottoman Egypt and Syria along with Austria...

Since my last thread in almost 3 years was a complete and utter failure, I've decided to try a subject I don't know a lot about, but very much intrigued me. For those who don't know, the Qajar dynasty ruled Persia from 1795 (having overthrown the Zand dynasty) until they were overthrown...

As it's says in the tin: how, ramifications and possibilities. Any pod you want as long is Qajar. A few more cool maps:

During the wars of Iranian Unification, the world looked at awe on the fragmentation of the Iranian plateau. Agha Mohammad Khan was the main center of the unification effort, taking land after land, and every battle, putting military experience under his belt. The Russians under Catherine The...

What if Agha Mohammad, the Great Qajar Conquerer was not assassinated in 1797? They say he was assassinated because on his way to combat the Russians in Georgia for a third campaign when he realized no Russian aid would come. As he was trying to sleep before continuing the campaign, two...