Honorific Prefix: | Princess |
Tayghun Khanum | |
Native Name: | طیغون خانم |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Era: | Qajar era |
Spouse: | Musa Khan Qajar Qovanlu |
Children: | nine including Gowhar Qajar |
Mother: | Naneh Khanum Ostad |
Father: | Fath-Ali Shah Qajar |
Relatives: | Ezzat Nesa Khanum (sister) |
Tayghun Khanum (Persian: طیغونخانم and طیقونخانم) was a daughter of Fath-Ali Shah Qajar from his wife, Naneh Khanum Ostad.[1] The exact dates of her birth and death remain unknown.[2]
Tayghun Khanum married Musa Khan Qajar Qovanlu, a union that further strengthened ties within the Qajar aristocracy. Through this marriage, she bore nine children. While not all of their names are documented, the known children include:Jafar Qoli Khan, Mehdi Qoli Khan, Mohammad Qoli Khan, Sultan Qoli Khan, Musa Khan and Gowhar Qajar, a renowned poetess with the title Shams al-Shu'ara (شمس الشعراء; lit. Sun of the Poets).[3] [4]