Golbadan Baji (Persian: گلبدنباجی) or Gulbadan Khanum (گلبدن خانم), also known by her title Khazen ol-Dowleh (خازنالدوله; fl.
[3] When she died, Fath-Ali Shah's wives were unable to choose a new head of the royal harem, and therefore requested Fath-Ali Shah to leave Golbadan Baji in charge of the household as she was reportedly familiar with the ways of her mistress.
[3] By choosing a concubine, Fath-Ali Shah's wives protected themselves from the perception of favouring one wife over another.
[1] Fath-Ali Shah was very impressed by Golbadan Baji's performance, and therefore married her as a sigheh, and gave her the honorific title (laqab) Khazen-ol-Dowleh.
[3][2] According to contemporaneous sources, at Nowruz (the Iranian New Year), she chose gifts for the harem's residents, princes and notables including the governors of Iran's provinces.