Qajar coffee
Qajar coffee (Persian: قهوه قجری, romanized: Qahve-ye Qajari) was a type of poisoned coffee used in the court of Qajar Iran to kill the enemies of the government.[1][2]
This method of removing opponents became popular especially after the reign of Nasereddin Shah Qajar, notably his son Zellossoltan was notorious in using cyanide, arsenic acid or strychnine poisoned coffee to remove those who opposed him.[2]
Victims
These people are said to have died by consuming Qajar coffee:
- Agha Reza Khan Eghbalossaltane
- Mirza Agha Khan Nuri, grand vizier
- Mansur Nezam, constitutionalist and tribal leader
- Abolfath Khan
- Mirza Mohammad Khan Sepahsalar, grand vizier[3]
- Hossein Gholi Khan Ilkhani[4]
- Mirza Habibollah Khan Moshirolmolk, politician
- Mirza Ali Khan, Treasurer
- Mirza Mohammad Khan Aminoddole
- Mirza Mohammad Hasan Sheikholeslam, cleric
References
- ^ "معنی قهوه قجری | فرهنگ فارسی معین". www.vajehyab.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ a b "از فلک تا قهوه قجری". rasekhoon.net. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ Dost Ali Moayeri, Nasserite bureaucrats, p. 78
- ^ Khazeni, Arash (2009). Tribes and Empire on the Margins of Nineteenth-Century Iran. University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-98995-2.