PhD research on the social history of black African slaves who served in Qajar Persia's (1795-1925) multifunctional and multi-ethnic slavery institution.

Describes the origins, history and genealogy of the Qajar rulers. Photos of portraits, paintings, palaces, crown jewels.

Article by Juan R.I. Cole (University of Michigan) about the nationalist uses of the past by Iranian thinkers of the nineteenth century.

History of Baha'i thinking about parliamentary democracy in the nineteenth century Middle East. By Juan R.I. Cole.

Memories of an Iranian diplomat and Qajar descendent. Extensive set of links, numerous photos and Qajar history.

Article by Ahmad Ashraf and Ali Banuazizi (Encyclopaedia Iranica).

Thesis by John Carl Nelson discussing the political situation in the early 19th century and Persia's desire to Persia to restore its vanished empires. Includes an account of the siege (1837-1838), with maps and a bibliography.