Rarely seen images of female music groups in the Qajar period

The Qajar armies at that time were mostly composed of Turkoman warriors and Georgian slaves. By 1794, Agha Mohammad Khan had eliminated all his rivals, including Lotf Ali Khan, the last of the Zand dynasty. He reestablished Persian control over the territories in the entire Caucasus. Agha Mohammad established his capital in a town near the ruins of the ancient city of Rayy. In 1796, he was formally crowned Shah. In 1797, Agha Mohammad Khan was assassinated in Shusha, the capital of the Karabakh Khanate, and was succeeded by his nephew, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar.

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