Anis al-Dawla

Anis al-Dawla (Persian: انیس‌الدوله) (c. 1842 - 1896) was a royal consort of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar of Iran (r.

[1] She was born c. 1842[2] and was the daughter of an impoverished shepherd from Amamme village in Lavāsān, northeast of Tehran,[1] and was employed as a free maidservant to Jeyrān in the Qajar harem in 1859.

She was the only wife to take meals with Nāṣer-al-dīn, a unique privilege,[3] and to join him regularly at bedtime after he received visits from other wives.

She blamed prime minister Mirza Hosein Khan Moshir od-Dowleh, for her interrupted journey, and managed to have him deposed from his post.

She took over the duties of the shah's mother, Malek Jahan Khanom, after her death in 1873,[1] and was given revenue from districts rather than a salary like the other women.