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Malek Jahan Khanom | |||||
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Regent of Persia | |||||
Regency | 5 September – 5 October 1848 | ||||
Predecessor | Mohammad Shah Qajar | ||||
Successor | Naser al-Din Shah Qajar | ||||
Premier | Haji Mirza Aqasi | ||||
Queen consort of Persia | |||||
Tenure | 23 October 1834 – 5 September 1848 | ||||
Born | Malek Jahan Khanom Qajar Qovanlou Amirsoleimani 26 February 1805 Tehran, Persia | ||||
Died | 2 April 1873 Tehran, Persia | (aged 68)||||
Spouse | Mohammad Shah Qajar | ||||
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Dynasty | Qajar | ||||
Father | Amir Mohammad Ghassem Khan Qajar Qovanlou Amirsoleimani | ||||
Mother | Princess Begom Jan Khanom Qajar | ||||
Religion | Shia Islam |
Malek Jahan Khanom (Persian: ملکجهان خانم; 26 February 1805 – 2 April 1873) was the wife of Mohammad Shah Qajar of Persia and the mother of Naser al-Din Shah.[1] She was the de facto regent of Persian Empire for one month, from 5 September until 5 October in 1848, between the death of her husband and the accession to the throne of her son.