Taj os Saltaneh
Taj os-Saltaneh ( 1883 - January 25, 1936 ; Persian تاج السلطنه) was a Persian princess of the Qajar dynasty and an autobiographer. She was the daughter of Naser ad-Din Shah , her mother was Turan os-Saltaneh , a woman with whom the Shah entered into a temporary marriage. She was a supporter of the constitutional revolution and a prominent member of the Society for Women's Freedom .
Her memoirs, written around 1920 and published under the title Ḫāțerāt-e Tāğ os-Salțaneh (خاطرات تاج السلطنه; German "The memories of Taj os-Saltaneh"), were the first autobiographical work that appeared in Iran.
After her death, she was buried in the Zahir-od-duleh cemetery in Tajrish .
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SURNAME | Saltaneh, Taj os- |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Persian princess and autobiographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1883 |
DATE OF DEATH | January 25, 1936 |