The Kayanid Crown and Qajar Reclaiming of Royal Authority
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Abbas Amanat (Yale University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1-4 |
| Pages | 17-30 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210860108701995 |
| OpenAlex | W1964702418 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
In the first surviving portrait of Fath c Ali Shah (r. 1797-1834) as the Qajar sovereign, painted in 1213/1797-98, just after his accession, the young shah appears with a turban-like cap decorated with a plumed jiqqa (aigrette, fig. 1). The so-called Kayanid crown, a creation of his uncle and predecessor, Aqa Muhammad Shah Qajar (1785-97), is missing. In contrast to most other royal portraits of the later years, here in this majestic work by the master painter, Mirza Baba Shirazi, the shah poses on what appears to be a platform throne covered with a carpet, though at the time there was no Qajar royal throne in existence. The absence of the crown and the throne, the most conspicuous symbols of kingly authority, made the young Fath c Ali Shah a crown-and-throne-less king (bī tāj va takht), a synonym for utter powerlessness in the Persian political culture
Accession · Ancient history · Art · Art history · Political science · Politics · Portrait · Throne · Classics · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |