Iran in the Qajar Era as Seen in Colorized Photographs: From Traditional Kurdish Girls’ Style to the Charming Humor of a Court Eunuch

Saturday, June 13, 2026

SAEDNEWS: Here you can see photographs from the Qajar era that have been colorized using artificial intelligence technology, offering us a vivid and striking view of Iran from more than a century ago.

Iran in the Qajar Era as Seen in Colorized Photographs: From Traditional Kurdish Girls’ Style to the Charming Humor of a Court Eunuch

According to the history service of Saed News, photography technology has been continuously evolving and advancing since its invention. One of the latest developments in this field is the use of artificial intelligence to restore old photographs and transform black-and-white images into vivid, colorized visuals.

Here, you will see a selection of diverse photographs from the Qajar era that have been colorized using AI technology—images so vivid and clear that they feel as if they were taken just yesterday.

  • An image of four Kurdish girls during the Qajar era

  • A view of the Shams-ol-Emareh building and the street in front of it (modern-day Naser Khosrow Street)

  • Two short-statured beggars and a man holding a pipe

  • A humorous image of a court official accompanied by a palace eunuch; the official is wearing five hats stacked on his head

  • A studio portrait of an Armenian girl during the Qajar era

  • The Golestan Palace after a snowfall during the reign of Mozaffar ad-Din Shah