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Tehran, through time.

Discover Tehran’s history, age reference and living heritage.

A city has many beginnings. Ages below count calendar years to 2026 from the stated milestone, not exact birthdays or the first human presence. Illustrations are AI-created artistic interpretations, not historical evidence.

Imagined late eighteenth-century Tehran bazaar gathering, brick courtyard, modest Qajar-era architecture and Alborz mountains.
Imagined late eighteenth-century Tehran bazaar gathering, brick courtyard, modest Qajar-era architecture and Alborz mountains. · AI illustration

Qajar capital milestone

Tehran

240 yearsfrom 1786 CE to 2026

Tehran became the Qajar capital in 1786, transforming an older town into the political centre of Iran. This date measures its capital era, not its first settlement. The city grew on the southern slopes of the Alborz mountains.

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Explore the contrast between the historic city and its mountain setting. The artwork imagines an early Qajar bazaar scene.

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