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The bloody chair which Qajar king Naser al-Din Shah died on. After his assassination in 1896 by gunshot, royal companions brought him to Golestan Palace and placed him on this chair, where his blood remains clearly visible to this day.

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The bloody chair which Qajar king Naser al-Din Shah died on. After his assassination in 1896 by gunshot, royal companions brought him to Golestan Palace and placed him on this chair, where his blood remains clearly visible to this day.

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Just saw this golden plaque of Napoleon at Golestan Palace in Tehran, which Napoleon himself gifted to the Qajar king Fath-Ali Shah in 1807.

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Just saw this golden plaque of Napoleon at Golestan Palace in Tehran, which Napoleon himself gifted to the Qajar king Fath-Ali Shah in 1807.

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A corner of the Badgir Mansion , one of the many mansions at the Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran, built by the order of Fath-Ali Shah, the second Qajar king.

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A corner of the Badgir Mansion , one of the many mansions at the Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran, built by the order of Fath-Ali Shah, the second Qajar king.

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Garshāsp is a 13-meter statue in Tehran depicting the mythological Persian king from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh , thrusting his spear into the dragon's mouth. After the fall of the Qajar Empire, it replaced the statue of Nasser al-Din Shah , and it still stands today.

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Garshāsp is a 13-meter statue in Tehran depicting the mythological Persian king from Ferdowsi's Shahnameh , thrusting his spear into the dragon's mouth. After the fall of the Qajar Empire, it replaced the statue of Nasser al-Din Shah , and it still stands today.

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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Over 30 film reels from the Qajar Empire have been discovered at Golestan Palace, dated to 1896–1907. They contain some of the earliest footage in Iran’s history, featuring Persian celebrations during that period, government officials in royal palaces, and the dawn of the country’s cinema.

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Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

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Part of the wall of Darius the Great's palace in Susa , which still retains its color after more than 2,500 years. Only two examples of this wall remains in the world today, one housed at the National Museum of Iran, and the other at Louvre.

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Near a royal tomb complex dating to the Western Han Dynasty , archaeologists discovered the remains of more than 400 sacrificed animals. This included the first complete skeletons of a giant panda and a tapir, to have ever been found in a tomb in China

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Near a royal tomb complex dating to the Western Han Dynasty , archaeologists discovered the remains of more than 400 sacrificed animals. This included the first complete skeletons of a giant panda and a tapir, to have ever been found in a tomb in China

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On the left: a 2400-year-old letter from Tushratta, king of Mitanni, to Amenhotep III requesting solid-gold statues as bride-price for his daughter. Right: another letter from Tushratta to Queen Tiye, complaining that the received statues were not solid gold, but merely gold-plated wood

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On the left: a 2400-year-old letter from Tushratta, king of Mitanni, to Amenhotep III requesting solid-gold statues as bride-price for his daughter. Right: another letter from Tushratta to Queen Tiye, complaining that the received statues were not solid gold, but merely gold-plated wood

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A granodiorite bust of Pharoah Merenptah. Although in his 50s when he succeeded his father, this bust shows him in his youth. He was the 13th son of Ramses II, and only came to power after all his older brothers had died. He was the first royal-born pharaoh since Tutankhamun.

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A granodiorite bust of Pharoah Merenptah. Although in his 50s when he succeeded his father, this bust shows him in his youth. He was the 13th son of Ramses II, and only came to power after all his older brothers had died. He was the first royal-born pharaoh since Tutankhamun.

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Orders and decorations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which he was wearing when he was assassinated on 28 June 1914. Some of the ribbons still show bloodstains.

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Orders and decorations of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which he was wearing when he was assassinated on 28 June 1914. Some of the ribbons still show bloodstains.

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