Galin Khanum (b.1831/1832; ) was the first legal wife and royal consort of

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (; ; 17 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. During his rule there was internal pressure from the people of Iran, as well as external ...

and the mother of his first crown prince, Sultan Mahmoud Mirza. She was the daughter of Ahmad Ali Mirza, the nineteenth son of

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (; 5 August 1772 – 24 October 1834) was the second Shah of Qajar Iran. He reigned from 17 June 1797 until his death on 24 October 1834. His reign saw the irrevocable ceding of Iran's northern territories in the Caucasus, com ...

and Zibachehr Khanum, a Georgian woman. At the age of fourteen, she married Naser al-Din Shah and bore him four children.

Biography

Born as Umm Salama, Galin Khanum was the granddaughter of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar and married her cousin, Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. She is reported to have been among the prominent calligraphers of the Qajar era, artistically active during the 19th century. She excelled particularly in the Naskh script, and several of her works survive today. Besides calligraphy, she also possessed a talent for poetry. Her poetic name, under which she gained fame, was "Esmat Qajar." Due to her extensive knowledge in various fields, she was frequently consulted by the court princes. She had four children with her husband: * Fakhr ol-Moluk * Soltan Mahmoud Mirza * Afsar al-Dowleh * Soltan Mohammad Mirza

In popular culture

* Portrayed by Fatemeh Goudarzi in the film 1999 The Truumphant Warrior * Portrayed by Samira Hasanpour in the TV series 2023—2022 Jeyran

References

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