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[[File:Fathalishahchildren5.jpg|thumb|Children of Fath-Ali Shah. First woman from right is Morasa Khanom and the man on the left is Soltan Ahmad Mirza Azod Al-Duleh]]
 
'''Taj ol-Dowleh''' ({{lang-fa|تاج‌الدوله}}, died 1881) was the forty-second wife of [[Fath-Ali Shah Qajar]] and a poet. Her birth name was ''Tavus Khanum'' ({{lang-fa|طاووس خانم|Tāvus Xānom}}) and she was of [[Georgian people|Georgian}}]] descent. She was born in [[Isfahan]].
 
She married Fath-Ali Shah in 1845 when she was 15 years old. The King changed the name of bejeweled [[Sun Throne|Khorshid throne]] to Tavus throne on the occasion of this marriage.<ref>{{cite book|title=Great Islamic encyclopedia|language=Persian}}</ref> She was educated under the supervisor of Neshat Isfahani. After a while the King ordered to build a mansion for her because of his passionate love. Also a part of royal treasury was entrusted to her which was called the special treasury. Every [[Nowruz]] she used to invite the King along with his wives and married daughters to her mansion for thirteen days.<ref name="studies">{{cite web|title=Tavus Khanom|url=http://iichs.org/index.asp?id=814&doc_cat=9|website=Institute for Iranian contemporary historical studies|accessdate=29 November 2016|language=Persian}}</ref>