196,5 x 134 cmNaser al-Din Shah Qajar (Persian:ناصرالدین‌شاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourthShahofQajar Iranfrom 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son ofMohammad Shah QajarandMalek Jahan Khanomand the third longest reigning monarch in Iranian history afterShapur IIof theSassanid dynastyandTahmasp Iof theSafavid dynasty. Nasser al-Din Shah had sovereign power for close to 51 years. He was the first modern Persian monarch who formally visited Europe and wrote of his travels inhis memoirs. A modernist, he allowed the establishment of newspapers in the country and made use of modern forms of technology such as telegraphs, photography and also planned concessions for railways and irrigation works. Despite his modernizing reforms on education, his tax reforms were abused by people in power, and the government was viewed as corrupt and unable to protect commoners from abuse by the upper class which led to increasing antigovernmental sentiments. He ended up being assassinated when visiting ashrine. (link)High resolution images are available on our website.