Fath Ali Shah Qajar
FathAli Shah Qajar was the second Qajar king of Persia. He reigned fromJune 1797 until his death. His reign saw the forced and irrevocable ceding of Irans integral northern territories , which had made part of its concept for centuries, comprising what is nowadays Georgia, Dagestan, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to Imperial Russia following the RussoPersian War , the RussoPersian War and the respectively resulting Treaty of Gulistan and Treaty of Turkmenchay. Historian Joseph M. Upton says that he is famous among Persians for three things his exceptionally long beard, his wasplike waist, and his progeny.
He was born in Damghan onSeptember 1772, and was called FathAli, a name which his greatgrandfather, a prominent figure bore. He was the son of Hossein Qoli Khan Qajar, brother of Agha Mohammad Khan. He was also known by his second name of Baba Khan, a name he would use until his coronation in 1797.
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