Fatḥ-‘Alí Sháh Qájár
Fatḥ-‘Alí Sháh Qájár | |
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 1798 portrait of Fatḥ-‘Alí Sháh. | |
| Born | May 1769 Damghan, Persia |
| Died | October 24 1834 Isfahan, Persia |
| Other names | Baba Khán |
| Predecessor | Áqá Muḥammad Khán Qájár |
| Successor | Muhammad Sháh Qájár |
Fatḥ-‘Alí Sháh Qajár (Persian: فتحعلىشاه قاجار; b. 1771, d. 1834) was the Sháh of Persia from 1797 until his death. His uncle, Áqá Muḥammad Khán Qájár, had established the Qájár dynasty after emerging victorious from a protracted civil war that followed the death of Karim Khan, ruler of the Zand dynasty. As Áqá Muḥammad Khán had no children of his own, he named his nephew Fatḥ-‘Alí as his heir and vice-regent. After his uncle's assassination in 1797, Fatḥ-‘Alí acceded to the throne, taking the name Fatḥ-‘Alí Sháh.
During his reign, Fatḥ-‘Alí Sháh called Mírzá Buzurg, the father of Bahá’u’lláh, into his service as a calligrapher and vizier.
After his death, Fatḥ-‘Alí was succeeded as Sháh by his grandson, Muhammad Sháh Qájár.