In the Shadow of the King

by Heidi Walcher

Zill al-Sultan was the notorious Qajar prince who ruled Isfahan, Iran's former capital during the Safavid era, as governor from 1874 to 1907. He is remembered as a Qajar anti-hero - even a villain - to this day, based largely on his apparent exercise of absolute power and pursuit of intrigue to further his own political interests. But late 19th-century Iran was a complex place: the Anglo-Russian great power rivalry, the assertive Shi'ite militancy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1850434344
• ISBN13: 9781850434344
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 2.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"