Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Khvurshid Kulah Khanum Shams al-Dawlah

Khvurshid Kulah Khanum Shams al-Dawlah was the daughter of Tavus Khanum Taj al-Dawlah and Fath ‘Ali Shah Qajar. ‘Abd Allah Khan Amin al-Dawlah Isfahani asked her to marry his son, Mirza ‘Ali Muhammad Khan Nizam al-Dawlah. Tavus Khanum was against this marriage, so Fath ‘Ali Shah suggested ‘Abd Allah Khan Amin al-Dawlah to ask for the hand of another daughter of his, but he refused because he was aware of Taj al-Dawlah's significance in the court. Fath ‘Ali Shah eventually convinced his wife and Khvurshid Kulah Khanum married Mirza ‘Ali Muhammad Khan Nizam al-Dawlah. Shams al-Dawlah's siblings, with common mother and father, were: Muhammad Mirza Sayf al-Dawlah, Ahmad Mirza ‘Azud al-Dawlah, Farrukh Siyar Mirza Nayyir al-Dawlah, Murassa‘ Khanum, and Shirin Jahan Khanum.

سلطان احمد میرزا عضدالدوله. تاریخ عضدی، به کوشش دکتر عبدالحسین نوایی. تهران، نشرعلم، ۱۳۷۶. Close

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