Ismat al-Doulah

Common card · No. 311946

'Ismat al-Doulah, 'Ismat al-Dawlah or 'Esmat ed-Dowleh (Persian: عصمت‌الدوله; c. 1855 – 31 August 1905), also known as Fatimah Khanum or Fatemeh Khanum (Persian: فاطمه خانم), was the second daughter of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (r. 1848–1896) and royal consort Taj al-Dawlah. She married Dost Mohammad Khan Muir al-Mamalek and had four children. She was buried at the Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine. Ismat al-Doulah was a very beloved and pampered girl. Her mother, Taj al-Dawlah, was a princess and one of the distinguished women of the royal court. She was also one of Naser al-Din Shah’s favorite children. A widely circulated online claim that she was considered the "ultimate symbol of beauty" in Qajar Persia, so much that thirteen suitors killed themselves upon her rejection, has been disproven. Mirza Aghasi gifted Hoseinabad to Naser al-Din Shah, and after some time, this village became part of Ismat al-Doulah’s dowry. They renamed it Mehrabad. Fatemeh, who was given the title Ismat al-Doulah, was...

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