Shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar

 



In which harem was life completely different from what one would imagine?

Harem – that's the idea from 1001 Nights and a ruler who had many beautifully dressed women around him.

However, images from reality have emerged that contradict our assumptions.

Shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar,…

…who ruled Persia from 1848 to 1896, received a camera as a gift from the English queen and began taking photographs. He left us many records of the conditions in a harem.

At that time, it was forbidden to photograph people, and especially women's faces.

The ruler was able to ignore this.

He photographed everything he could get his hands on and even had a darkroom in his palace.

He had around a hundred wives.

On the right in the lower picture is one of his favorite women.

There are rumors that these were not women and that our hero was specially predisposed.

But I couldn't find any more details about it.

His ideal of beauty was somewhat different.

The women also appear different from our expectations because they don't seem like submissive females at all.

They appear self-confident.

Truly special women.

Confusing.

They are also said to have had sexual relationships with each other.

Possible:)

The Shah had seen a ballet when he was in Russia and therefore loved it when his wives wore ballet skirts.

These dresses remind me of Russian folk costumes.

Fascinating images, I think, although they take some getting used to for our eyes.

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