Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Women's Worlds in Qajar Iran

Qamar Sultan Khanum Kasravi

b. 1915 or 1916

Qamar Sultan Khanum was the daughter of Sakinah Sultan (daughter of Muhammad Qasim from Niyavaran) and Mirza Muhammad Khan Fakhim al-Mulk

Qamar Sultan Khanum married twice. Her first marriage, which was very short, was with Sayyid Ahmad Parviziyan. Her second marriage was with Yahya (Husayn) Musavvar-pur. According to Reza Kasravi, Qamar Sultan Khanum's second husband was a descendant of Silat and was initially known as Abi Silatiyan. He later changed his last name to Musavvar-pur, because his grandfather was a professional Musavvar (illustrator) during the reign of Nasir al-Din Shah. Close

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