Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Gawhar Malik Kaykavusi (Munazzah al-Dawlah)

Gawhar Malik Kaykavusi (Munazzah al-Dawlah) was the daughter of Asad Allah Mirza (Shazdah Baba) who married Mirza Baqir Khan known as Mukarram al-Dawlah. They had thirteen children, two of whom passed away in childhood. The other eleven children were: Abu al-Qasim, Furugh al-Saltanah, ʻAbbas, Talʻat al-Dawlah, Ghulamhusayn, Farah al-Saltanah, Riza, Mah Munir, Musa, Mah Aqdas, and Mah Sima. Gawhar Malik had three sisters: Munazzah al-Saltanah, Shazdah Baygum Khanum, and Shazdah Agha.

Information provided by Mehrdad Ghaffari, the grandson of Munazzah al-Dawlah and the owner of Mehrdad Ghaffari collection, and Arash Kashani. Close

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