Portrait of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Shah of Qajar Iran from 1848 to 1896

Lived
1831–1896
Country
Guarded Domains of Iran

Updated September 2026

About Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

Naser al-Din or Naseroddin Shah Qajar was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. Initially seeking to modernise Iran, his style of governance became more dictatorial over the course of his reign. His reign saw the Second Herat War (1856), the subsequent Anglo-Persian War (1857) and internal unrest, Tobacco Protest (1890-1891).

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