Shāhanshāhī (ʻIlmī, Qājār)

The Rūznāmah-yi Shāhanshāhī is a landmark illustrated weekly newspaper of the late Qajar period, published in Tihrān between 1323 and 1325 H.Q. (1905–1907) under the management of Mīrzā ʻAbd al-Ḥusayn Khān, known by his honorific title Malik al-Muvarrikhīn. Produced using the lithographic technique that characterised Persian periodical publishing of the era, each of the forty-eight issues comprises four pages trimmed to a format of twelve by five-and-a-half inches. A distinctive feature of the newspaper is its dedication of one full page per issue to the reproduction of portrait illustrations of prominent figures, senior officials, and dignitaries of the realm, alongside scholarly articles and biographical notices devoted to the lives of men of learning. Issued with the direct support and patronage of the Qajar state during the reign of Muẓaffar al-Dīn Shāh, the newspaper positioned itself as a purely scientific and intellectual organ addressed to an educated readership. This collection encompasses all forty-eight surviving issues across three publication years.