Why did the Qajars choose Tehran as the
capital?
The name of his Persian majesty is Fateh Ali; his will
is the law. He has generally three ministers, is above the middle age, has a
great number of wives, and about sixty sons and daughters. He generally dresses
plain, but on court days he is covered with jewels. His grandfather was the
first of his dynasty; he seized the reins of government at a time when the
nation was convulsed by internal commotions; he was of the Kajar tribe, and
came from Azerbijan ― the Kajars inhabit great part of the country between
Tehiran and the Caspian Sea. The court was formerly held at Ispahan; but the
Kajars not feeling perfect security so far from their own province, thought
proper to remove it to Tehiran, whence should any disturbance occur, the king
would soon be in the midst of his own tribe.
William Price, Journal of the British Embassy to Persia; Embellished
with Numerous Views taken in India and Persia: also a Dissertation upon the Antiquities
of Persepolis. — London: Kingsbury, Parbury, and Allen, Booksellers to the
Honourable East India Company, p. 28.
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