Hey everyone

I found this article on the genealogy.com page about the noble Persian family, the House of Zarrinnaal

http://www.genealogy.com/users/z/a/r/Amirzadeh-arian-kazem-khan-Zarrinkafsch/FILE/0025text.txt

I found this description of the Imperial Qajar arms rather interesting:

"But in the late Qajar period, when the British and Russians got more political and social power, the emblem got a more European look as the official Persian coat of arms we also know today.78 Now the single emblem or badge was put on a shield, sometimes covered by a coat and topped by helmet or crown. This coat of arms showed under a blue sky a golden lion with a golden sun across its back which is holding a silver sword (or sabre) in its right paw and stands on green ground. The arms of ‘His Imperial Majesty The Shah’ was created according to European types. The center was a shield with the royal emblem, covered by a heraldic ermine coat and topped with the Qajar Kiani crown. The shield itself was decorated with a Muslim helmet, the royal order and six lances. Two gryphons, maybe the dragon-peacock Senmurv of Sasanian time, hold the shield."

Very interesting, I have never read about this depiction before. Any ideas about this?

from files of Mr. Karman

http://qajar.50megs.com/Qajar_Photos_01/Heraldry-Pics/Heraldic-Pics11.JPG

Those are some extremely nice arms