Photo 202Bakhtiari Commanders of Chahar Lang and Haft Lang during the conquest of Tehran (Constition)
Seated from left to right:
1. Farajollah Khan Beydarvand
2. Mohammad Ali Khan Chahar Lang (Commander Ali Mardan Khan's brother)
3. Amir Khan Chahar Lang
4. Ali Reza Khan Arshad
5. Mohammad Vali Khan Barde Shahi
The young man standing on the left is Saifollah Khan brother of Amir Khan. Others standing are brave fighters of Mahmoud Salehi sub-tribe
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Ali Mardar Khan, son of Ali Gholi Khan Chahar Lang and Bibi Maryam (Sardar Maryam).
One of the outstanding and brave men who in the solar year of 1308, led the Legendary Bakhtiar revolt against Reza Shah. He was put to death in Ghasr prison in 1312 Hejri Shamsi together with several other Bakhtiary leaders.
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a) Sepahdar, eldest son of Hajilkhani
b) Esfandiar Khan (Sardar Asad the 1st), eldest son of Ilkhani and grandfather of Queen Soraya.
c) Najafgholi khan (Samsam saltaneh).
d) Haj Ali Gholi Khan Sardar Asad the 2nd conquerer of Tehran, who became Sardar Asaad II and was one of the most benevolent members of the Bakhtiaris. He sent young Bakhtiaris to Europe to study, hired translators to translate foreign books into Persian and gave the books for free to students and wrote a book about the History of the Bakhtiaris.
BOTTOM ROW are 3 sons of Haji Gholi Khan.
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Third parliament after the return of the constitution. Sardar Moazam (father of Teymour Bakhtiar) is one of the delegates.
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SARDAR ASAD
great grandfather of Queen Soraya
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Sardar Mohtashem
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Sardar Zafar with his entourage (Hokomati)
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Esfandiar Khan
(grandfather of Soraya Esfandiar)
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Bakhtiari's siege of Tehran to restore constitutional monarchy. Bottom right shows Jafar Gholi Khan and Yeprem.
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Seated from left to right:
Sepah Salar Tonekaboni & Sardar Assad
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Ahmad Khan & Agha Khan - 1905
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Sardar Zafar Bakhtiari
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Fatali Khan Sardar Moazam
father of General Teymour Bakhtiar
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K21-03Khosrow Khan Sardar Zafar
K21-0rKhosrow Khan Sardar Zafar, Ikhan Bakhtiari
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Sardar Zafar
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Taken in London.
Back row from right: Sardar Bahador Asad , Amir Hossein Khan Zafar, Khan Baba Khan Asad (Abol's father), Salar Zafar.
Front Row: Sardar Zafar (seated) to his Right Montazem-ol-Dowlleh Sardarian (Lily Sardarian father),to his left, Cheragh Ali Khan Samsam.
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Sardar Zafar
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Agha Nussol, father of
Iraj Ilkhan Bakhtiari
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Amir Jang in Europe
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Senator Amir Hosseim Khan Safar Bakhtiari.
In his house the Shah saw the picture of Soraya and asked "Who is this young lady?" Amir Hossaim Khan replied "A niece of mine, studying in Switzerland."
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Montazem Dolleh Sardarian
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Morteza Gholi Khan Samsam
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Ghobad Zafar
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Khalil Khan Esfandiari
father of Queen Soraya
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LEFT to RIGHT:
1. Gnl. Razmara
2. Hassan Samii (man with white hair). Was chief of protocol of the Darbar.
3. Saïd Fatemi (standing behind the man with white hair), He was a newspaper reporter.
4.General Morteza Yazdanpanah
5. Azizollah Nikpey (man in black suit with hands crossed in front of him)
6.Mehdi Mashayekhy - Mayor of Teheran. (His head showing just behind Nikpey)
7. General Amir-Ahmadi - Chief of Staff.
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Silk Persian carpet with pictures of Bakhtiary Khans
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Carpet with image of HOSIEN GHOLI KHANE ILKHANI BAKHTIARI. It is in perfect condition and was woven in ISFEHAN by AHMAD KHAGHANI. Wool pile and cotton warp. Dated 1912.
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Amir Bahman Khan Samsam