Princess Fatemeh Khanum Persia, Readers Divided as Some Think Story Is True Whilst Others Fake
Princess Fatemeh Khanum ‘Esmat al-Dowleh’ was born in 1886 and died on January 25, 1936, at 40. However, there are various predictions related to her birth and death by the intellectuals.
The princess was the second daughter of the King of Persia, Nasir al-Din Shah Qajar, and Taj al-Dowleh. The king ruled Persia from 1848 until he was assassinated in 1896 and was the third-longest reigning monarch. He was the first Persian sovereign who formally visited Europe, and he was interested in literature and photography.
Princess Fatemeh Khanum was married to Amir Hussein Khan Shoja-Al Aaltaneh and had four children- two sons and two daughters. Unfortunately, their marriage ended in divorce, probably unheard of at that time, especially in conservative Persia.
She was a painter, writer, activist, and intellectual lady who is known to have hosted numerous literary salons at her own residence.
